It would be impossible to get all governments to agree to shut down the internet and even if they did it would cause a depression worse than ever seen before because literally every single company on the planet is dependent on the internet nowadays.

But if we imagine they did then crypto will obviously be dead. I do think however the internet would survive in some form even if it was actually banned.

The point is not that a hardfork is bad its that a contentious hardfork is bad because it splits the chain in 2 so necessarily one coin will be an altcoin and one will remain the main bitcoin, I think you misunderstood this point of the debate OP.

Bittrex is the best they have almost all major coins listed and usually put them up straight after the ico completes.

Well even if it hit $1800 I still wouldn't panic, after all how many times has bitcoin been declared dead? You would think after so many years people would get the idea that its a volatile currency but its normal in such a young market.

Poloniex is the best because of volume but they don't list as many coins as bittrex unfortunately so I have no choice but to use bittrex a lot for my investments.

Yep that is why we have corrections, no currency or asset can go up exponentially forever without having a substancial number of people cashing out causing the market to correct itself down a bit from time to time. The alternative would just signal a massive bubble forming.

The demise of ETH people were predicting just a few days ago never materialised and calling it a scam is complete FUD. Anyone who can't see the benefits of a coin with smartcontracts needs to take another think about why it has become so popular.

The bonus is still 25% for roughly 6 days more so its not the end of the world to miss out on 40% bonus.

Until a digital currency works offline paper money will always be around and be useful and any attempt to remove it would be met with protests. I really don't see why some people seem to think bitcoin is a replacement for fiat money, they both serve their own purposes and can work well together.

Hardware wallets have made it much easier for ordinary people to use bitcoin, it makes it similar to the process of logging on to internet banking and in my opinion much safer too.

It would be amazing and certainly a confirmation on the community's opinion on the value of the project if they reach their target fast. The icos that sell out quickly usually end up performing well in the long run.

Oh definitely if they aren't bitcoiners and aren't very tech savy then keeping a backup key on their behalf would only be safe. I didn't really think of that.

And they were all still involved in the world of bitcoin making new businesses and promoting the currency around the world. Whether or not you believe in their vision of bitcoin one thing is for sure, they are truly devoted to bitcoin cause they could have just cashed out and lived comfortably for the rest of their lives.

Bitcoin isn't stopping people from working, its just another investment people do like many other things. You may know some people that have retired on their earnings but this is the minority of people.

You could even argue that people are so interested now due to the rise in price that they are working harder in order to be able to afford to buy more bitcoin. Is this the actual impact of bitcoin?

Well there is some hope for a solution to come to those ridiculous fees sometime this year and if thats the case the price will rise sky high without a resulting increase in fees and we can go back to thinking about using bitcoin in physical stores again.

Their infrastructure is currently terrible but their UI is amazing and that is the only reason I still use them though admittedly I've moved most of my transactions already to bittrex now.

Is the breeze release going to result in a new big pump? If so then surely a price of 0.01 btc should be possible before the end of the month.

I'm guessing those calling them scams are people who sold when the price were low or banging their heads for never buying. I have never seen a good argument for why bitcoin should fundamentally be better than Ethereum.

As long as the USD is legal tender and inflation is kept moderate it will never be a bubble and to suggest otherwise is ludicrous. The fact that a currency is limited and scarce is not what gives it value, its the number of people using it and crypto has proven it is safe but not that it can handle large number of transactions plus it still can't be used offline.

Both serve a good purpose and neither is an ideal replacement for the other, crypto however has pumped way more than is natural given its current growth rate.

I assume they go back into bitcoin and I agree at some point the ICO party has to end or at least become more reasonable. But the problem is not only the ICO party its also the fact that almost every worthless coin is being pumped constantly, at some point the vast majority of these coins need to die.