There is not much of an explanation here.

How is this going to make Bitcoin "the fastest and most powerful financial network anywhere"?

It was an attempt to make it more difficult for spambots to get high forum ratings, but it also confuses many real forum members, and irritates others.

Bitcoin2Cash implemented buy low, sell high correctly.

Surely you jest.

Not impossible.

Imagine thousands of people eager to be an Independent Bitcoin Mercenary.

Identified by a cool logo or graphic on their laptop computer, iPad, cap, or clothing.

Using the free Wifi at thousands of Starbucks, McDonald's, and other locations.

Conducting face-to-face transactions between Bitcoins and cash, with an aura of excitement and adventure.

With well-timed, discounted loss-leaders such as flash drives, android tablets, etc. that can only be purchased with Bitcoins.

Advertised via internet social media.

I doubt that would happen unless opening an account on LocalBitcoins and actively trading was transformed into a "cool" social activity (and not a nerdic activity).  A "hero of the revolution" or something.

And Craigslist is another possible fertile field.

I found this post amusing.  Thank you.

The Bitcoin Foundation needs to move elsewhere.

☐ California
☑ Texas

California’s Department of Financial Institutions decided to issue a cease and desist warning to conference organizer Bitcoin Foundation for allegedly engaging in the business of money transmission without a license or proper authorization

California is officially evil (if there was any doubt).

California’s Department of Financial Institutions is the protector of inefficient banking monopolies.

Universal security cameras, at least in "public" places.

For a society with ~100% internet connectivity, and a Bitcoin-based method of secure voting, is it possible to have something like a pure democracy?

Do we really need over 500 (mostly permanent) "elected representatives" voting on new laws every year?  The corruption is enormous.

I thought the presentation was concise, and it addressed the major questions an intelligent person might have about Bitcoin.

Possible addition:

Some current real world applications of Bitcoin:

• Preservation of wealth in an inflationary economy
• Transfer of wealth from a confiscatory environment
• Transfer of wealth into a restricted environment
• International purchases
• Purchase of restricted items
• Participation in international internet commerce
• Instant internet "tip jar"

It is like one of those Yin-Yang kind of things, but not exactly.

That strange sensation that you feel is smoke being forcibly exhaled up your nether regions.

^^ That was a very long post.

Interesting stuff.

Democide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democide

"The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom." Rummel concludes that concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth."

Bitcoins make the world a safer place.  _TippingPoint

Options include:

• Work with the money regulators
• Don't work with the money regulators
• Work with the money regulators, but only with the intent to remain unregulated (North Korean style).  Get concessions and institutionalize any advantages (gain wider public acceptance), stall, delay, fork the software, decentralize

He does not sound like a ChiCom to me:

The Guardian describes Snowden as intensely passionate about the value of privacy; his laptop displays stickers supporting internet freedom organizations including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Tor Project.  In the 2008 presidential election, Snowden voted for third-party candidates. He said he "believed in Obama's promises," yet "he continued with the policies of his predecessor."  For the 2012 election, political donation records indicate that he contributed to the primary campaign of Ron Paul.

I was thinking the opposite.  If we could be absolutely sure that we had a valid Bitcoin address for the real Edward Snowden, this would be a great opportunity for him, freedom, privacy, and for Bitcoin.

Donations should come from everyone in this forum, most people who use Bitcoins, and (drum roll please) many freedom-loving people all over the U.S. and around the world who would instantly have a reason to download a Bitcoin wallet and put something in it, so that they could help Edward Snowden, wherever he goes.  The blockchain would document the overwhelming support that he has.

Do we have any trusted boots on the ground in Hong Kong to try to contact Edward Snowden and take a photo of him holding up a note with a hand-written Bitcoin address?

I am ready to give him a donation.  I think he needs help.

From what I have read, these are facts:

• He was not working for a foreign government
• He did not reveal the info for money
• He concluded that his agency was breaking the law
• He was selective about what he revealed
• He went public at a great personal cost