Bitcoin volatility is a good thing if you are a good and experienced trader, because can produce huge gains.
But in the same time it makes bitcoin still unusable as usual currency because it would be a nightmare for accountants.

Scalping can be very profitable, and it's also a lot of fun (just a kind of videogame).
But it need your full attention, so you have to decide a specific time to dedicate at this activity.
In long term trading, you just buy a currency, and check periodically what happens.
Relaxing, but boring.

Governments at present don't really understand the impact that bitcoin and cryptocurrency will have on economy and - much more - on politics and life style.
I predict histerical reactions... :-)

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Not at all. Bitcoin itself hasn't any value, just as fiat money.
It can be used only to transfer value.
If you are poor, and don't have nothing to Exchange, bitocoin or dollar don't make any difference.

In financial market fluctuations are the normality, so I don't see why so many people are scared and surprised

Any economic decision is taken in a specific moment: it doesn't make any sense to discuss it when the situation is different.
Nobody knows if bitcoin will rise again or if it will crash, but "never sell" is a bad advice.

Yes, it will produce big changes at any level, and this is what we hope

Well, may be some people will find a job in a mining company; out of this, I don't see any relation between bitcoin and job creation

Life is not fair, generally speaking. So, accept the idea, and congratulate the new millionaires. May be you'll be the next one! :-)

Yes, and this is the fascinating part of the game. With so high volatility, you can make big bucks just with some hours of scalping.

Bitcoin is Anonymous only if you proceed very carefully; just one mistake, and all the chain will be revelated.

I agree. You can bet that in short time they will try to put all kind of rules and limitations.

A currency is strong when everyone trust it, non when the price is high.
Too many people still believe that bitcoin is a bubble. to define it the strongest currency.

It will very difficult to persuade old professors, but surely there are already young teacher that explain the bitcoin basic principles.

Well, until bitcoin are only online, a taxation is a nonsense (bitcoin are just some points of a strange videogame)
When you convert them in fiat money, they become a value and government can do something.
But if you act smart, there is a lot you can do to not be caught...

Well, I don't think that we, little people, have the power to manipulate something.
Probably, big players - joining their forces - can have an effect on the price.

It's difficult to make predictions; governments have the power, of course, but with blockchain technology and anonymity it's difficult to exercise it.
We'll see what bureaucrats will invent to stop us.

I'm very curious: I think that government will try everything to boicott bitcoin, then probably it will find a way to control it (now in europe there is a discussion about creating a "global database" of bitcoin owners...
Very funny, we'll see :-)

They are two different kind of value store: it's a long discussion, but in two words: gold is the safest thing on the earth, as it works from 5.000 years, but it's not an investment.
Bitcoin is not so sure (what if a nuclear war starts and the net stops?) but it's a much better investment.