Not sure if this is the right thread for this question or if I just need to make a new thread for it but I've downloaded the Globalcoin wallet and its been "synchronizing with the network" for 7 hrs and its been stuck on "~69392 blocks remaining" for something like 3 hrs. Is this normal? 

Hi all! I'm a newbie here as well. I've known about bitcoin for over a year and have seen the potential of it. Now i feel a bit late to the game but better late then never right! I was referred here by a fellow member. Anyways, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to the details of mining and security so I'll be posting some embarassingly basic questions.