As long as bitcoin has an interface to other currencies (which it probably always will have) there's the challenge of money-laundering and abuse of other ppls values, measured in different ways. If ethics is an argument for p2p, then transparency is the result. In my humble opinion.

I second that, btcmind - it's extremely fascinating.

There will always be players with different horizons and weight in a sound market.

Ideally the whole range of players should be present for the market to be healthy.

The major problem with bitcoin so far, is the number of players is very small, considering that bitcoin already is a global market.

A healthy market also contains effectively an infinite number of players. That's far from the case with bitcoin... yet.

Also one - if not the - major challenge for a healthy market is transparency, as the players in any market base their decisions on information. The regulations you mention affect the flow of information, and when this flow is restricted due to the many effects of standarization, we get a less effective exchange, and less trust (among other things).

Just my two ce... ahm... coins.

As of this point (10:55 UTC on 20130412) the RSI (the relative strength index, which is not actually an index, but an indicator), has turned positive on the full range of horizons. Which means that we see some balance between buyers and sellers across the range of trading/investment perspectives again after the bubble burst.

I haven't found where topics on technical analysis of the markets are located. If they aren't located anywhere in particular, could there be interest for a Child Board dedicated to Technical Analysis under {Economy} > {Marketplace} ?

Hey there!

My interest is technical analysis. And boy is Bitcoin a haven in this regard. Finally a market that is driven by people. Think of that...  real people made of flesh and blood! ! <sigh> The fun has just started guys...