It would be great to see more bitcoin atms and like people say it is a great way to get people their very first bitcoin as for big cash outs it is not very viable for that but for small cash outs it would be.

I am always very sceptical about any new coins yes it would be nice to have a new coin that really takes off but surely the chances of that are very low. Very easy for someone to make money from other people that believe they are on to the next big thing.

I think it would be very hard for a altcoin to replace bitcoin unless something very serious happens to bitcoin then you would have to be lucky enough to have what ever coin that takes over. Bitcoin is the first and strongest it has built up more and more momentum over the years and with that there are alot of users of it.

It all depends on what you want to mine if you want to mine bitcoin you would need a asic miner. The USB ones are a waste of time and electricity nowadays. You can however mine alt coins with a gpu and trade them for bitcoin if you want.

I would go all in in bitcoin but the only thing that stops me from being to do that is still having to pay for everyday things unfortunately I could not live solely of bitcoin. Although that is the dream of being able to do that.

I will have to keep a eye on this thread. Hope you are in decent profit from your tips.

So how many more forks are we likely to see in the future? I still haven't claimed my bitcoin cash either so I should really do that soon at some point. Unfortunately I had some bitcoin on coinbase too and never got bcc for that although they say we will eventually. 

I have only recently started mining on a small scale only zcash. But hopefully will have a try a xmr and eth.

I like to save and hold some of my bitcoin some is used for gambling and trading ideally in the not so distant future we will be able to spend them no different to how we spend fiat just now

I think it all depends of what security you want for them you may find it easier to have them in one place or in a few different ways of storing them. Wallet are good as long as you can access them if you're device lost or stolen.

We can only hope that it continues to rise it would be nice to see prices in the tens of thousands in the next five years or even further. The problem it may face is governments trying to freeze it out as they try introducing their own crypto.

Surely if twenty percent of bitcoins is gone from the market then prices will increase. As for mining it opens it up for somewhere else to take over more than likely a country that supports the crypto currency markets.

Both are equally risky although sports betting is more controlled than gambling in a casino the whole business plan of a casino is to keep you there and keep your money. Where as sports betting your bet generally lasts longer than a roll of the dice.

I got to say I'm pretty sure that I'm even.  without keeping proper track of all my gambling over the years it would be very hard to tell true losses and gains. You have to remember that most gambler's will tell you their wins but are usually pretty quiet about their losses. A tip would be never to chase your losses. It's a very slippery slope

Faucets are pretty much a waste of time and energy not to mention soul destroying after writing gone fishing for the millionth time.
Signiture campaigns are open to all usually (unless you have negative trust for some)
Find a campaign in services your payments will depend on your rank. Take your time to read as much as you can.

I don't think you have anything to lose investing in bitcoin for a couple of years like you said about the fees it isn't like you going to be spending it daily so the fees versus potential growth should not be an issue.

Rig price will all depend on how much you are willing to invest and maybe even lose if it does not work out if you want top end gpu it going to cost you coupled with how many of them you going to run. Lucky there is a good collection of knowledge on bitcointalk.org. Reading topics and YouTube will point you in the right direction too.

A really good guide and very clear the general principles are the same. Good luck and may your profits continue.

Is it not more so the users that accept bitcoin than the countries? It has the potential and power to change economic status of some countries but only if done right unfortunately we will still have the problems we have with fiat as is some have vast amounts while others have relatively little. We have countless countries around the world where their currency is almost worthless these are the countries it could really change.

I haven't heard of any bitcoin banks just exchanges and wallets. Would we really trust an anonymous bank with our anonymous bitcoins. However we do trust our wallets and exchanges to a certain degree. Once more governments come on board with bitcoin it will be easier to integrate a banking element into it.