That's a rookie mistake that should not be made by someone who is holding life changing amount in crypto. But if the last few weeks has been anything to go by, anyone can make mistakes and fall for cheap scam attempts.

He should have shared more details about that software he downloaded and how he thinks the rip off happened.

Besides avoiding ads, one should not hold assets on a device they use to browse the internet often.
If he had his crypto in a hardware wallet or an airgapped device, the software would have nothing to steal on his regular device.

I have written down countless things I didn't want to lose and haven't lost any as yet. Also ink doesn't degrade as quickly as it is touted to be; Get a good ink pen and a note pad, write down what you wish to store and keep it in a secure location where it cannot be easily touched by water or accessed by people you don't want reading it.

For a natural disaster, having more than one secure location provides a safe backup as a contingency plan.

Maybe as a security action, since the public key would be publicly visible after the transaction.

So that gives us two years to come up with abwuantun resistant protocol, thanks for the heads up, although I think the perceived threat is farther off than that.

There has always been an inherent risk of quantum computers making it possible to derive private keys from their public keys, and this risk has always been a topic of discussion, meaning solutions to it would also be readily available when that time comes.

Quantum computing is one of the most discussed topics of the forum for the past 10 or so years. Use the search options snv you will discover multiple topics which answer your question and you can bump any of the old ones if you have new questions.

Check here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5381812.0
And here on stackexchange - https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6062/what-effects-would-a-scalable-quantum-computer-have-on-bitcoin/7134#7134

You don't have to create a new thread each time you get confused, you first search through the forum archives to know if that inquiry has been made before, as it is highly possible someone else has been confused about your current issue.
The forum also has a Google Search option you can use to check more broadly. There's a high chance there's an FAQ, or a medium article for what's confusing you.

If after all these you do not get an answer, then you are clear to start a thread here on the forum.

If the transaction costs of Bitcoin becomes too high in the future that "nornal'' users would not be able to run lightening network nodes, I don't think that will be the major concern anymore.
Such a spike in fees would affect Bitcoin all round and users would not be able to make regular, day to day transactions on the network lowering scalability. So we will be looking at a broad solution, and not one specific to running lightening network or full nodes.

With a steady drop in coinbase rewards over the next 2-3 decades there would likely be increased pressure on transaction fees which could lead to a feerate spike.
One of the ways to mitigate this is off chain transactions like LN, which would lessen the burden on chain and lead to a less congested mempool. There are also more BIPs which are aimed at improving scalability.

I didn't know about this news till you brought it here for discussion and I assume majority of bitcoiners did not know as well, without enough publicity, it does not have enough influence to move the price significantly. There are lots of factors going into the current uptrend in the Bitcoin market.

• FTX saga could only have slowed down price growth for a time and the market is not recovering from it.
• Bitcoin halving is over a year away, I don't imagine that's influencing anyone's trading decisions at this point in time.

Bitcoin price is constantly volatile, meaning it is always responding to the forces of demand and supply. The price you see on tracking websites is a collection of the last traded price on multiple exchanges and that of itself is a reflection of the sentiments traders have about it based on their current analysis.

There are so many factors that can affect the price of Bitcoin and cause it to go up or down;
• The fundamentals can be at play and it has been undervalued for a long time, finally getting to break a resistance level.
• It could also be the effect of some mainstream news which spread positive sentiments.

Impossible to predict, but I don't expect a bull run so soon, maybe a couple of months in the upside, but not the kind of growth seen during a bull run. If you are not a trader, just keep holding.
Impossible to predict again.

Bitcoin qualifies as a fixed money in that context. The supply is fixed at a certain amount and is introduced at a constant rate over a pre determined period of time.
The only slight difference is that it's not introduced all at the same time, but rather gradually eased into circulation at a controlled rate.

Demand in these cases is not constant but changing in response to users sentiment about the asset class.
Bitcoin is widely considered to be deflationary with a steady increase in purchasing power of holders, but this is not entirely down to a finite supply and as such cannot be termed as a manipulation.
What constitutes a "fixed money" in your context?

Multiple times in the past decade, holders have had the value of their holdings increased by 10× without the ratio of their holdings in relation to the total supply changing, why do you consider the ratio important and what are the downsides?

With the recent cases of hack and loss of bitcoins even affecting more experienced users and devs, it is imperative to have a dedicated board or child board which discusses the possibilities of a breach and how one can protect themselves. It could also help with some of the complacency some users feel when they've held bitcoins for a while.

This could work and serve as an umbrella board for all posts related to security and privacy. Many of such posts will fit loosely in either the Bitcoin, altcoin or economy boards, or any of the wallet child boards. But having a dedicated section where one can find all posts in one place, or at least all related to Bitcoin would be helpful.

This would impact someone's privacy. Sending out transactions from an address reveals the public key of that address and to an extent reduces the privacy of the user.
Some would not want be comfortable with that and to maintain that privacy might need to sweep their address every so often.

It does make for an interesting discussion and whichever side you're on there are pros and cons to it.

Well over 19 million BTC has already been mined at this time.

Bitcoins value as you pointed out is tied to its qualities which people benefit from holding it - this is what drives demand.
I desire a decentralized, transparent and immutable asset which can be transferred across borders seamlessly and without the need for a third party, so I desire to own bitcoins.

The supply which is finite would not grow against demand as I pointed out in a reply few minutes ago. This means demand is the only variable and supply is constant or rather limited. This drives the value.

Being divisible does not make a product less scarce. Everyone can get a share of Bitcoin, but everyone is limited in the amount of Bitcoins they can own due to its limited supply.

It is one of its greatest advantages. In a global economy which is plagued by inflation, having an asset that is not prone to supply shocks and with a finite supply which is highly divisible is a positive.
Unverifiable loss does not undermine the value of a limited supply, and bitcoins being divisible mitigates the risk of lack of supply.

A system to reinclude unspent UTXOs after 400 years to circulation isn't a bad idea, but if not implemented properly could lead to a spike in supply at the time the coins are included and influence the price. It could also influence the perception of decentralization, if bitcoins can be automatically moved from one wallet to another.

There would be no block reward at that time.

I can think of a couple of logical reasons to not have an outbound transaction in 20 years. Not justifiable in my opinion.

I urge everyone to do their own research.
Investment requires personal knowledge on what you wish to purchase, Bitcoin is an awesome investment options in my opinion and a good buy, but do not take my word for it, or that of anyone for that matter as some can market it to you without fully understanding how it works and the risks involved.
Do your research and make your decision.

Prices now are at its lowest point it has been for over a year now. The peak for 2022 was about $47k and the bottom was around $15,700. This makes right now precisely one of the best times to buy.

While transactions are not instantaneous as you pointed out earlier, you are right about them being faster than traditional methods.
Bitcoin block confirmation takes approximately ten minutes, at which the funds would have been moved from User A to user B.
But bank transactions require lots of verification before they are transferred from one bank to the other, all that happens overtly is a balance change on your account.

• The hashrate and mining difficulty are what contributes to the security of the network.
• Bitcoin can be double spent if the transaction has not been confirmed yet. For much larger transactions it's safer to wait for at least 3 confirmations.

I usually caution newbies who create thread like this to have an information filter where they can skim through all the available resources, find out what's useful to them and consume the information at a workable pace; this way you avoid information overload which can dissuade newer members from using the forum anymore.

There are tons of information shared on this thread, more on the forum and even more on the internet. Find what interests you and stick to that, with time you can expand your interests.

If you're going to attempt to promote a website which is relatively new, less than a month old, you would need to provide more context to your thread and include all relevant information.

For one, you should specify that the article covers an old news and you're not just using it for clickbait or some other malicious intent.
The Press board might also be a better fit to post this.

This is not a topic for Bitcoin discussion board. It would fit better in Meta or Beginner's & help.

There is no mobile version of the website as yet and that's the reason for the horizontal scrolling, one has been suggested multiple times and is available on the new forum software AFAIK, but at this time it's not available yet.

It takes some getting used to if you start off using the forum on PC, but you should get a hang of it with time. I use the forum on mobile (doing so right now) and don't encounter any issues.

That is what I can deduce from the rule and also to reduce thread filling with bumps. Some users can boost their ANN thread with multiple bumps and it would give the impression that there is so much discussion going on it, while there isn't.
It could also be to reduce activity boosting which used to be a thing when account farming was was to do without merits.

Bounty spam is limited to certain boards and doesn't exactly break any forum rules.