If I were you, I will hold it.  Even the value of bitcoin decreases on the last week of December, it will truly recovers.  And as long as you hold it, you have the tendency to earn.  Do not be scared, still bitcoin is the best place to invest because no investment firm can offer you to earn as what the bitcoin can offer.  Just keep your trust in bitcoin.  Besides, when bitcoin value decreases, it is the best time to buy bitcoins because when its value increases, profit is sure.  So, instead of thinking of selling your bitcoin, buy more bitcoins and just keep holding them. 

Yes, young people will gain and acquire knowledge and life's lessons from more experienced people.  Listening to them, analyzing and applying it is the key to achieve what the successful people achieved.  The younger a person engage in stock or crypto market, the more potential of having a better and successful future.  Unlike engaging in other stock market, crypto market is more suitable to the young people.  Why? Because almost young people loves exploring the internet world.  Meaning, they will easily acquire and gain information about the crypto market.  If properly guided, young people can save and invest in bitcoin world instead of wasting their allowances in food, gadgets and parties.  If young people will experience earning bitcoin.  For sure, their mind set will change and will love to invest and earn more.

I do not believe that ripple is the queen or next on bitcoin.  It is ethereum.  All my friends and bitcoiner I know trusted ethereum just like bitcoin.  If you monitor the ethereum value right now, it almost reach $1000. More people (bitcoiner) use ethereum as a backup on their bitcoins.  So do not be upset.  That is just a hearsay and without proof.   Besides, the value of ripple just fluctuated last week.  

At the last days of December 2017, we experience continuous deflation of value of bitcoin. The said deflation of bitcoin value might associated with the holiday season.
 Unfortunately, many investors who bought bitcoins while its value increases above $17,000 experience a great lost. This deflation of value might give impact on the first quarter of 2018.  Those people who experienced great lost might loose hope and confidence in bitcoin and winning back their trust is a challenge.  The good thing about this is during the first week of January, the bitcoin value start to recover.  Will we meet the goal of $25,000? Of course it is possible. If we trace the bitcoin milestone last year, the value between the first quarter compared to the bitcoin value on its last quarter shows a great difference.  The value increases for about 700%. If the bitcoin community will grow this year (2018), it is also possible to increase its value 700%.  Meaning, it will hit even more than $25,000.00

Of course he is real.  He is the person behind the bitcoin and cryptocurrency we are being benefited right now.  He is the person behind blockchain.  His idea might impossible when he first introduce it in the market way back 2007. But, people start to recognize, trust and put confidence on it as the time goes by.  He only leave the bitcoin scene on the year 2017.  Some speculation says that he leaves the bitcoin world because other data center intended to bitcoin mining begin to sprout where some countries manipulated it (which is far from his aim of decentralization).  This is the reason why some people says that Satoshi Nakamoto is not real.

Even Satoshi Nakamoto's original plan does not all happen (such as no transaction fee), Still, his idea about bitcoin is helping billion of people around the world. And, here we are now, thankful for his wonderful idea about cryptocurrencies because it give as a great platform to earn money.  I am also confident that bitcoin is on its way to hit its aim in having one world currency.  Bitcoin is the future of money.  

Yes, my transaction fee in my wallet is too high also.  It is really a big issue.  This is also the reason why some people said that bitcoin is for rich only due to its too expensive transaction fee.  We can do nothing about it.  It is really far from what Satoshi aims when he introduced bitcoin.  I guess, somebody like him must enter the bitcoin world so this issue will resolve.  His idea must be adopted and implemented.

It is really a great project.  The team behind this is a genius. In a busy world, having a trusted, transparent and reliable  partner in running business is really needed that  will brought stress free delivery transaction and this stress free transaction is now possible with Shipchain.  I am sure that it will help many people.  

Yes it is worth to invest right now. If you will gonna trace bitcoin milestone, you will find out that it has a tendency to increase its value up to 700% per annum. That is a great potential compared to other investment firm.  Bitcoin value is volatile, it increase and decrease time to time but the good thing about is even it decreases, it easily recovers and with a greater value. Meaning, as the time goes by, its value continue to increase.  It is far to crash because bitcoin gains confidence and trust all over the world that is why many people invest on it and its community continue to expand. I is the perfect time to buy bitcoins.

I guess, there is no law provided stating that selling bitcointalk account is legal or illegal. Plus, there is no agency monitoring whose using, selling or buying  a certain account. So, I guess, it is up to you weather you want to sell it or not. Each rank worth of course.  Because it takes time and effort before a certain account rank up so, it really matters.  Its price of course depends on the agreed amount of your buyer.  But, if I were you, do not sell your account.  It can give you great opportunity to earn. 

I do not think that bitcoin will gonna turn zero. Bitcoin price might decreases its value sometimes but it will never turn into zero.  Why? Bitcoin will only turn zero if all bitcoin holders sell their bitcoins.  Which is impossible to happen.  Even some people sell their bitcoins, there are many people as well who is willing to buy it.  Plus, Considering the fact that there are missing bitcoins.  Those people who buy bitcoin way back 2010 when bitcoin amount is very low but unfortunately lost their wallet and forget its password.  Meaning, those bitcoins is impossible to retrieve.  Then, it is impossible to turn zero as well. Besides, I do not think that it is weird that everything is measured  in bitcoin because this is  only proof and shows how bitcoin is widely accepted all over the world.  Bitcoin also compared into dollars because  this is the weighing scale how bitcoin value that is why people can compare its value in the real world.  It is also an assurance that they have the capacity to convert into flat whenever they wanted to. 

Many currency failed because it is not accepted by the people. Any currency become valuable if people believe that is has value. That is the concept of money. If people do not have confidence in a certain currency, nobody will invest on it, then it will failed. Those currency fate will not gonna happen in bitcoin? Why? Because it is widely accepted and many people have confidence in bitcoin. This is proven on it's growing community. Many people testify that they earned from investing bitcoin. Plus the fact that many people predicted that it is the currency of the future. So, bitcoin will never become worthless.

Same here, At the first quarter of 2017, our 1st business (eatery) failed.  My work contract ended on April then our 2nd business (car wash) closed.  A storm hit on us and ruined our properties.  We have very difficult financial problem and I do not know how to survive. I almost lost hope but I Thank God that on the third quarter of the year, my husband start to engage in bitcoin.  Our family started to earn bitcoins and last September I also start to become part of bitcoin community. My 2017 ended happy because of bitcoin.  Bitcoin really saved my year.

From the start when bitcoin introduced to the people, we all know that bitcoin has a volatile value.  Meaning, it has a tendency to increase or decrease its value anytime.  There are many factors why bitcoin value decreases.  As the bitcoin community grows, bitcoin value increases.  On the last quarter of December, we experience that the bitcoin value decreases basically because of the holiday seasons.  Many people stop investing in bitcoin because they need flat for the Holiday expenses.  Some other bitcoiners converted their bitcoin into flat as well.  But for sure, After the season, bitcoin value will increase again.  With the question does bitcoin stable?  Of course it is.  Why?  Its community continue to expand and almost all countries in the whole world knows and invest in bitcoin.  It is stable.  We just have to keep our confidence and trust in cryptocurrency. 

Yes, I agree with Nomura.  Even bitcoin decreases its value by the last quarter of December, still it is a fact that many people gain more earnings than its lost from bitcoin that bitcoiners  experienced and benefited.  The good thing about Japanese people are they do not lost faith on bitcoin instead they keep their confidence and still believe on it.  I am hoping that the potential boost in economy and bitcoin will be materialized in the first quarter of 2018 as what Namura stated. 

I do not think that at the presence of bitcoin bank will disappear. Even many people predicted that bitcoin is the new face of currency or currency of the future, we can not say that it is intended to remove bank in the future.  Why? Because the great people and government behind banks will not allow that to happen.  Banks are their source of living and bank is the reason why they become wealthy.  So, they will do everything to sustain it.  Instead of thinking that bank will disappear in the future, maybe it is more reliable to say that in the future, bitcoin will be the partner of banks in controlling the circulation and distribution of crypto currency.  If ever that the prediction of one world one currency will happen, I guess still bank exist by then. 

Yes, it is sad reality.  It is far from the purpose of Satoshi Nakamoto when he first introduced bitcoin or crpto-currency.  It is far from his aim  that every bitcoin transaction is free and no service charge.  It must be free of charge because nobody (bank or government) must control it.  But what is happening right now? Why there is a transaction fee? It was year 2014 when Satoshi Nakamoto went out of the scene.  One of the reason is because back then, China built its own data center intended for bitcoin mining.  At present, Russia has its own state owned data center and there is a private data center in Iceland which are all dedicated in bitcoin mining.  Almost all nodes are basically controlled by 2 countries.   At present, bitcoin transaction fee is too expensive (that is the reason why some people say that it is only for the rich).  The dream of Satoshi Nakamoto about free transaction fee is gone like a bubble.  Why is that happening? Because I guess, every bitcoin transaction must be verified first by the nodes in China, Russia and Iceland. And of course because of that, a service charge is deducted into your bitcoins.  What can be done to fix it? I guess it is difficult to fix it by an ordinary bitcoiner like us.  A certain Satoshi Nakamoto must enter the scene again to be able to fix that.  

When bitcoin or crypto-currency was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto way back Year 2007, His white paper proposes that  each piece of bitcoin contains equivalent hash.  The number of bitcoin circulation will only reproduce through generating hash (in bitcoin developer terminology means solving complex mathematical problem). It was called bitcoin mining(or crypto currency mining). Everybody can connect in bitcoin network and can contribute in generating hash (peer-to-peer network).  In simple term, bitcoin is just a number in computer with equivalent hash instead of gold.  In the present system, Federal Reserve can add number of dollar in the circulation through the changes in number saved in computer.  

Each computer are connected in bitcoin network and generate hash (bitcoin mining) called node.  Each bitcoin transaction is register in node.   Since bitcoin transaction is in the node, each node became and serve as your bank.  

Bitcoin is an open source (anybody can access its technical details on how bitcoin works) and peer-to-peer (anybody can create a node or bank).  So, we can consider that the intrinsic value of bitcoin is "trust and confidence" just like flat.  Some of us receive our salary or payment through bank.  We paid service charge in the bank to save in the computer the number that is equivalent to our money (flat value).  If the bank or the government declared bankruptcy, our money will disappear just like a bubble.  

Crypto-currency  is a system of currency that is decentralized meaning nobody (government or bank) controls it.  Meaning, there will be no service charge or bank charge will be deducted to you everytime you made any transaction.  In short, through cryptocurrency, you do not need bank because you have and can create your own bank.

Just like what happen in the past, the mode of transaction drastically change from gold or earth metals into flat,  in the next generation, flat will be replaced by crypto currency as anew currency.  It may be difficult in the start but sooner or later, people will be at ease in using it. The only advantage of those people who believes and invest as soon as bitcoin currency introduced is of course they are wealthier people compared to those who do not believe.  
 

I do not think your "what ifs" will not gonna happen.  Remember that all currency either flat or cryptocurrencies become valuable because people believe and agreed that it has value. Basically, more people believe that bitcoin has a great currency, then, it become more valuable.  Meaning, because of the acceptance of the people nowadays about the crypto currency and as the bitcoin community grows, your what ifs will not gonna happen.  Besides, your what ifs will just give negative impact to the crypto world. So, you should not be a pessimistic about crypto currency instead, just continue support bitcoin and be positive and it will bring you luck and positive energy. 

This is because bitcion is a crypto curency.  Meaning, it is a system of money that is decentralized and cannot be controlled by any government or banks.  Why some government so keen to prove that bitcoin is dangerous?  Simply because they fear of bitcoin. Why? Because with bitcoin presence, they cannot control the circulation of it, the opportunity of government to monitor the income of their people using bitcoin is very hard to trace.  Then, it is impossible to impose tax out of it.  If there is no tax, then the government do not have income and money to run their state.  Another thing is, if the people will loose the confidence and trust on their flat money, its value will depreciate then the prediction that bitcoin will be the one world currency will be possible.  Bitcoin will be a great treat to flat.

Yes, I agree with you. Maybe, Jay Adkisson do not know the history and concept of money.  Before, people uses gold bars as what Aristotle said that only rare earth metals can be use as money for transaction because you can divide it into smaller pieces or you can form or mold it into a bigger one. So, everybody can also write an article stating that a dollar is a scam because it do not contain any rare metal and do not have intrinsic value.  But the concept of money changes as the time goes by, according to Plato, anything can be consider as money even it has no intrinsic value as long as it was agreed and accept by the people as the mode of transaction. Meaning flat money do not have value unless it was agreed and accept by the people.  With the same concept, bitcoin do not have value unless it was accept and agreed to use by the people.  That is why bitcoin mining was introduced and that is why blockchain is important.  Without prior understanding of how bitcoin works, judging it as a scam is really easy.  But if you will study and understand how it works and its concept, people will gain a better and broader understanding about bitcoin. Maybe Jay Adkisson need to study first the concept of money prior to writing any article like this.