As long as there is a bitcoin community that is its users ,traders and investors bitcoin will go far and for a very long time . When there is a dip that is when the wise investor uses the opportunity to invest. The ban on bitcoin by some countries is making bitcoin more popular as people will be curious and will want to know more about it. Bitcoin is gaining popularity and people will think of it as stock to invest and make profit. Remember it has been predicted to be a million dollar someday
It is more of a reduced cash society than cashless as we still use the fiat currencies in some of our financial transactions. Yes , digital money give rise to a cashless society which is encouraging to the crypto users . The mainstream society will come to understand that bitcoin is a digital money that can be spend to purchase goods , services or transaction on the internet as they will use the fiat currency in their bank accounts
My own opinion on how to manage money not just free money from the list you gave :
1. bank deposits: The interest rate banks gives is not enticing to small, so I will rather not save my money in the bank with the aim of making interest 2. lending cryptocurrency: Lending through exchanges is safer and nearly risk free as the borrower must maintain a certain % of collateral 3. Mining : Mining is too expensive . Best to join a mining pool if you must mine thought buying your coins is faster, easier and cheaper 4. gold assets: Not a bad investment but am afraid of being robbed and gold stolen 5. property: Good investment 6. other ideas - I will rather invest in bitcoin and HOLD . Am sure of a very good profit over time
People are always curious about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. I believe his being anonymous is the best thing. I am a newbie blogger and write when I have the time. I have written a blog post on it.
Bitcoin is better that other coins in terms of it being the first crypto coin to be created and used. It's community is very strong and it is widely accepted. It has the highest value and ranked number 1 in market capitalization. Yes , there are cyrpto coins that have better features than bitcoin but remember they are in existence today because of bitcoin.
Too bad you lost $25,000 . Crypto currency transaction is a very high risk business and crypto users should always have that at the back of their mind. Making money and losing it is all part of the game. You should not blame your lost on the exchange you use to trade. Would you have complaint if it were a profit of $25,000. Be a good loser. We all have losses one time or another.