This would probably be just a side effect, based on the example given with Excel, it would still depend on how a business establishment handles new innovations. Whether their workers are receiving sufficient training for new technology to be used in their day-to-day transactions.

Although I'm not really a full fledged law-abiding and patriotic flag holder of my country, paying taxes is part of living in a country governed by a system (which is basically all countries regardless of form of government) that's how society works. An authoritarian entity is in charge of regulating laws and governing a nation and in exchange we pay taxes which would be used to maintain and/or improve the country we live in. Some may even say that paying taxes is a service for your country.

What you're talking about (refusing to follow regulations and taking up arms against the government) is anarchy which would just lead to more disorder. Without any form of a ruling body maintaining order and overseeing, people would just be running around and doing anything and everything they want.

A ruling body governing over a large group of people is not necessarily fascist in nature and the absence of a government or authority does not necessarily mean peace and freedom.

Go for it! Also try to spread out your money a little more, read up on stocks. Having your investments spread out would maximize potential gain and minimize the risk of any losses.

Usually people do this when rates are continually going down and they panic. I follow a key principle taught to us by a professor of mine, its that even if the market drops you technically haven't lost anything until you sell. This principle may not always be applicable (ie. if a person or a corporation has a shit load invested in a stock that's obviously gonna crash they have to sell in the hopes of not losing all of their investment)

You missed OP's point though, he/she was talking about bitcoin being part of everyday transactions (ie. buying a cup of coffee). Although we probably won't see bitcoin be adopted as a mainstream currency (used by almost everyone) in the near future I think it is possible with all the progress and development going on with cryptocurrencies. Just don't expect to see it anytime soon.

I once read that listing all your expenses is a good start to saving money since it would allow you to analyze everything and prioritize what is a need and what is a want.

A lot of people view investment in btc as a get-rich-quick scheme but it's not. Personally, I see bitcoin investment as an additional source of profit but never a sole source of income. I am just using bitcoin as a starting point to gain funds for additional future investments since I believe in the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket.  

Agreed, its a naive way to look at how the world works. Majority of people do not acknowledge it since they know that governments and big corporations are part of the society we’re living in now. Although I also believe Satoshi’s purpose in creating BTC was to “stick it to the man” it is naive to completely disregard fiat in this way.

A poor country based on what statistics? As for potential, other governments are more likely to follow suit when they see other countries such as Russia being open to the use of bitcoin.

This just goes to show how only a couple of major events and factors can be impactful on rates. Most of you say that this probably won't have any long term effects on btc but what if multiple events/factors like this occur again but at a greater degree in a short span of time.

Pokemon GO all over again!  The hype from the 2017 price jump just died down that's why. Most people who heard about the fad are just not interested anymore because the price isn't what it once was and they're probably thinking that it's too late to invest time and money. 

That's a lot of moola. Although I wonder how much of that will actually be turned over by the bureau and how much will be pocketed here and there. 

Oh I was thinking about a scenario wherein the malware is already on the machine but okay you obviously know a lot more in information security than me haha.  This just goes to show that there is no full proof protection from hackers with malicious intent.

Rich is defined as "having a great deal of money or assets" but abundance is subjective. It is measured by comparing it to other quantities. Therefore if everyone is rich then no one really is since everyone would have approximately the same amount of money (assuming that's what you meant in your post) and prices of all products will obviously also increase.

Most people will also not settle with having the same amount of money with everyone else so they would probably try to find an additional source of income or a job. Thus bringing everything full circle. People are back to working since they would need to earn more due to prices of goods also increasing. Additionally, people are envious by nature so even though there would be no reason to steal from each other the people will still find a reason and a way to do so.

This was the result of the "Unlock the Block" hackathon which was an event that was held in Africa. The event was centered on exploring blockchain solutions that would be beneficial for Africans. (Mbogo, 2018) 

It feels good to read stuff like this. The purpose of cryptocurrencies was to provide peer-to-peer transactions without any middlemen charging any transaction fees through blockchains but now it is showing potential of providing more than that. The hackathon was a great way to push an innovation into further development.

Telegram should probably post notices or warnings on how to identify these fake sites if they haven't already, first as a moral obligation and whatnot and second because it could scare away potential investors.

Thank God for Windows Defender.  This just goes to show how important it is to have anti-malware on your machine and to keep it up to date. Having an anti-virus on your system is sometimes not enough, updates would help the software to identify new forms of threats and intrusions.

Good for them! Although a better gift would be bitcoins + a bouquet simply for the sentiments.  I mean just imagine telling your girl "I got you bitcoins" no problem if your girl doesn't mind but where's the romance in that, it would be smoother to give them the usual flowers/chocolate and then just mention that you also gave them a couple of bitcoins.

I just wish it was the same where I'm from though, based on the data a lot of Russians are already open to the concept of cryptocurrencies.

Depending on your definition of "smart", I think being smart comes hand in hand with being strategic. Although sometimes knowledge is not enough to get through in life, one also has to have the mental capability to apply the things that they know in a way that would be beneficial for them.

Greed or the desire for more is part of being human regardless of currency or goods so bitcoin can't really be blamed directly. Greedy people are greedy regardless of form of currency. Although the decentralized nature of bitcoins does make it easier for greedy people to commit illegal transactions such as money laundering.