i think we'll see the price stay in the current range of $410 to $420 for another week. i can't see any indications of why the price will go up next week. my guess is that we'll see the market starts moving a month before the actual block halving. till that time it will most likely remain the same.

i believe the price will show an increase, but it will not double from the current price level. if it does double, then it's great of course, but i don't think it will. i think a price of $500-$600 will be a realistic prediction.

it's very simple. if the price drops significantly, then i will directly buy myself some coins. i always wait for dumps to happen before i start with buying.

i think we'll see the price touch at least $500 just before the block halving. anything higher than $500 will be an extra bonus.

ok, i have a question for you. what if bitcoin reaches the level of global mainstream adoption in the coming years. beside the price that will go up, what will the real impact be according to your theory?

it definitely is a possibility that the block halving price is already calculated in todays price, but i strongly think we can gain at least another 50% from current price level this year. just wait for the panic buyers to start buying as they don't want to stay behind. last minute buyers will probably cause a small rally just before or just after the halving. that's what people here are waiting for. ACTION!

who cares if goverments accept bitcoin or not. bitcoin is not depending on banks or governments, so you can use bitcoin whenever you want at stores that accept it. if you spend your coins at stores that accept bitcoin, you don't have to convert anything as they mostly use bitpay as the payment processor.

the term bitcoin trader isn't really tied to the amount of coins that you trade with. you can also trade 0.01btc and call yourself a trader. earning 0.2btc per day is amazing for some one as me. i think even if you earn that once every two weeks it's also more than decent.

it depends. nowadays everything becomes more and more digital. if at some point even in the less wealthy countries the way people do payments becomes more digital, then bitcoin can definitely shake up the economy there. especially because governments and banks can't do anything to control bitcoin. that's their main worry.

probably? nothing in the world can come even close to what damage has been done with the us dollar. bitcoin in the coming 10 years won't come even close to 1% of that. and still the media is blaming bitcoin for terrorists attacking airports and so on. it's not bitcoin that's being used for that. look at cash money, gold, artwork, and the list goes on. everything with value from money to a car can be used to finance terrorists.

can you give me an example of what people their lifes are depending on bitcoin? i really can't think of people depending that much on bitcoin.

it's definitely possibe, but at this point there isn't a second leading exchange as mtgox was back then. every exchange was following the price of mtgox. nowadays there isn't really a leading exchange anymore.

i didn't say the price will double after the block halving. i just gave that person an example of how things may be "if" the price would double.

less money? you mean less coins. these 2 things are very different. if the price doubles from the current price level after the halving, then they get the same amount of money/fiat as they do right now. in that aspect nothing will change. if the price doesn't go up after the halving, then they indeed get less fiat in return for a found block. even if some miners decide to stop. the difficulty will go down which will attract other miners to put their hardware to work.

since the very beginning of bitcoin being tradable on exchanges there haven't been any boring years. 2016 will be no exception. especially with the block halving that is coming closer and closer. i expect some serious market action/volatility just before and just after the halving. there will be plenty of opportunities where you can make a good bit of money. just ride the market from start to the end.

definitely more than 100 threads. but i don't think people with a paid signature will complain about it as it allows them to post more often in fresh threads. 

everything will get solved, but it will take some time before all fixes are implemented. but then again, a while after the block size is increased to 2mb the people that are fudding heavily will find something else to fud about. these people will grab every detail to discredit bitcoin.

what makes you think the year 2020 will be an impressive year? the higher the price goes, the lower the volatility will eventually be. right now is the perfect time for trading as we've seen quite some volatility the last 2 years. smart people have been riding the peaks and dumps to get the best possible profit. learn trading with small amounts is good as you don't risk much. that allows you to get your trading skills up. most people that started with trading were too greedy and ended up making big losses as they started with high amounts. and don't forget that patience is the key to profit. don't rush things.

the block halving won't even result in the price going to $1000 for what it seems. i advice to all people that it's better to wait till we reach $1000 first, before talking about insanely higher price levels. as you say, it's unrealistic.

bitcoin will never replace the dollar as it is the main currency of the world. everything is tied to the dollar, bitcoin as well. bitcoin first need to get its own value like gold for example. then we can talk about bitcoin coming close to replacing a low value currency of a certain country. right now definitely not, if ever.