There's so much money invested in Bitcoin, that's hard to believe it'll go to zero anytime soon. Not even a worldwide ban would make BTC worthless. Of course, value would fall. But not to a point where BTC it's worth nothing in Fiat terms. Haters want Bitcoin to die because it goes against what was established in the first place. I think it's too late for them given how successful Bitcoin has been over the years.

If BTC goes to zero, then Gold would have to go to zero too. And we all know that's impossible. There's a long road ahead before all BTC are mined, so lets just sit back and enjoy it while it lasts. Maybe it will get live alongside Fiat currencies in the future? Just my thoughts

I know many blame Ordinals inscriptions (including myself), but the truth is this is more of a feature than a bug. Bitcoin's openess allows anyone to build anything on it as they wish. Restricting or blocking something you don't like, greatly goes against Bitcoin's true value proposition. This would be introducing censorship into the Blockchain. Isn't that what banks do? We should let the community decide the best path forward for the cryptocurrency. Not a small number of developers working on the project. If the majority votes to abolish Ordinals, democracy has spoken. Otherwise, it would be utter authoritarianism. We can't predict the future, so let's hope for the best. Just my opinion

It's difficult to move away from the USD. The currency is still a "force to reckon with". Even though some countries expressed their intentions to move away from the USD, they haven't been able to achieve it yet. It's likely the USD will stay with us for a few decades from now. Nothing lasts forever, so we should expect another currency to replace the USD in the future. Once the US is no longer the leading force of the global economy, it'll be game over for good. I think that would mark the end of the US as a superpower.

As far as crypto is concerned, I think it will continue to increase in price for years on end. A US downfall would certainly boost crypto markets all the way to the moon. But I doubt BTC or any other crypto will become the world's reserve currency because of their decentralized nature. Governments simply won't allow this to happen. Who knows what the future holds for our society? Just my thoughts

That is true. But many countries are beginning to move away from the USD. Venezuela, China, Russia, Iran, and many others already began the de-dollarization process. If the list of countries abandoning the USD keeps growing, then it will be game over for the US for good. I fail to see how the country will be able to survive after this happens.

If the FED keeps printing money, inflation will rise and crypto (especially BTC) will go all the way to the moon. This is inevitable, especially when the US finds itself unable to pay its debt. They can raise the ceiling all they want, but that doesn't mean the debt will vanish for good. Who knows if we're close to seeing crypto replace Fiat currencies as the standard unit of account? Just my opinion

Yeah. No prominent exchange wants to have a boatload of "shitcoins" on its platform. It would do more harm than good to its reputation. Binance will only select coins and/or tokens from BSC that are worth it. Usually those that will give the exchange lots of profit in the long run. For all of the "shitcoins", there's a DEX where you can trade them as you wish.

One thing for sure is that TRX is a lot faster and cheaper to use than BSC. It's probably because TRX is less popular than its competitor. We should take advantage of both platforms to grow our money in the long run. I don't think TRON will disappear just like that, especially when it's listed in a lot of exchanges. It's open source, so it could easily adapt to the latest trends in the crypto/Blockchain space. Maybe it will live alongside BSC and TRX for generations? Just my thoughts

Ordinals may've been created in bad faith to destroy Bitcoin in the long run. Do you think if this was done in good faith, the creator would've already chosen a sidechain or the LN for Ordinals inscriptions? BTC was already struggling with high network load a few years ago, so why add more fuel to the fire?

I really hope TX fees decline to a point where using BTC as a currency becomes feasible again. Developers proposed to "cancel" Ordinals inscriptions, so let's see what the community thinks about it. I know miners won't be happy with such a decision, but we should be looking for the user's best interests. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has plenty of block space available, so why not move everything there instead? Just my opinion

Most companies side with the government out of fear from getting their business shut down in an instant. They also do it because of the money. I'd trust a wallet that's made by a non-profit organization or a single person (but open source), than a closed source wallet made by a company with shady practices. I'm not saying that closed source is bad, but rather risky since you won't be able to know the inner workings of your wallet.

With open source code, anyone can fix issues/vulnerabilities and make the wallet stronger. Just like how it's the case with Bitcoin today. I'd steer clear from any Ledger products, and choose an open source alternative instead. Who knows if the company's days are numbered? Just my thoughts

The concept is cool. But we're yet to see the government becoming part of this trend. So far, the vast majority of NFTs being traded on the market are nothing more than a scam. Nowadays, anyone can make an NFT using a picture/image found on the web. This bloats underlying blockchain networks with many unecessary junk. Things are only getting started, so I have high hopes the NFT industry will improve in the long run.

May I ask if the ERC-6551 is what Vitalik calls "Soulbound Tokens (SBT)"? These might become the next big thing in crypto land, as Universities/Colleges and other institutions use them for their own benefit. SBTs might prove to have better use cases than NFTs over time. Who knows when the SBT hype will begin?

We all want cheap fees and faster confirmation times on the BTC blockchain. But rejecting Ordinals would be no different than introducing censorship on the network. Isn't this what banks do? They freeze your transactions if they deem it suspicious or for other unknown reasons. Bitcoin is all about openess, decentralization, and equality, so we should let the community decide what's best for the cryptocurrency in the long run. Not a small number of developers working on the project.

If this turns out to be controversial, I'm afraid we'll be seeing a hard fork soon. Miners are earning lots of money with Ordinals inscriptions, so they will fork the chain if developers decide to block them. Let's see how everything will turn out to be in the following months. Just my opinion

The stablecoin has contributed largely to this industry. But that doesn't mean it's guaranteed to last forever. Since Tether is tied to the USD, anything can happen. Would you imagine the USD losing its position as the reserve currency of the world? That would cause the USD's value to plummet, as well as, stablecoins pegged to it.

One thing for sure is that Tether is issued by a private company without the backing of the US government. Why would investors' funds be safe from harms way into something like this? The same can be said about USDC, and other stablecoins on the market. Fortunately, USDT has held its peg even during the worse of times. Who knows if it survives in the long run? Just my thoughts

Wall Street got into crypto/Blockchain tech and changed people's perception about Bitcoin. They now see it as an asset rather than a currency for daily payments. In the early days, it was all of the contrary. You can see how someone payed 10k BTC for two pizzas. Back then, there were no exchanges available to trade BTC so there was no speculation about the value of the coin.

Now everything is all about getting rich quick with Bitcoin, while forgetting about what matters most (eliminating the middleman, empowering people to be their own bank, etc). Because of this, I don't see volatility disappearing anytime soon. If you don't care about the market price of BTC, then you'd have no problem using it to pay for goods and/or services. But the majority wants to grow their wealth with BTC, so "hodling" would be the best path to take right now. Maybe everything will change in the future once Fiat dies for good? Just my opinion

Most people will be in fear once prices go all the way down the drain. I doubt they will buy more BTC when all hell breaks loose. Only those with spare money (usually whales and/or the wealthy) will get into the game no matter what. As I've said many times before, the odds of BTC going to $0 are very slim. This becomes even more distant when the USD is bound to collapse soon. On the contrary, BTC will continue to increase in price until it goes to "Mars".

The only way BTC will become worthless is if the whole Internet is shut down for good or if there's a full-scale nuclear war worldwide. It's very unlikely these unfortunate events will happen anytime soon, so let's all enjoy BTC while it lasts. Just my thoughts

Pretty cool. I like the fact that the Jade wallet is a lot cheaper than the Ledger Nano X. But your solution seems to be even better using an esp32card. I wonder if this will work on smartphones (Android) or only on PC? I'm usually mobile, so I'd prefer something I could use to pay with BTC wherever I go. With this, who needs Ledger anymore?



I think Ledger sold itself to the government. They were pushed to comply with KYC through their own little service. But the community is not stupid. Most hardcore crypto users will now abandon Ledger products because of this. It's a pity because I've thought the company stood for crypto's original values. With open source hardware wallets, you don't need to trust the company other than to verify the code if everything is secure. Who knows if these alternatives ultimately beat Ledger in the long run?

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It easy enough to make a token within an existing blockchain network. But making a Blockchain from scratch is another story. Scammers prefer minting their own worthless tokens, instead of making a Blockchain of their own. Why would anyone take ERC-20 tokens such as SHIBA or PEPE seriously? Dogecoin is a much better option, especially when it has its own Blockchain network. Although creators made it as a joke, DOGE has done pretty well over the years.

I don't think PEPE will become a success, simply because it's a clone of zillions of other "meme" coins on the market. All of these coins are a failed attempt to copy Dogecoin's success. If we could blame someone, that would be Elon Musk. He's the one who "pumped" DOGE in 2021 with his tweets. After that, "meme" coins began to appear out of nowhere. Who knows if PEPE's rise to glory will be shortlived? Just my thoughts

The US wants to protect the USD, so it's in its best interests to treat crypto with an "iron fist". I wouldn't be surprised if other countries do the same, albeit for a short period of time. Once they realize crypto can't be stopped, they will have no choice but to fully embrace it with open arms. This is only the beginning of a long journey for the crypto/Blockchain industry.

It's a good thing most cryptocurrencies are decentralized, or mainstream governments would've destroyed them already. I have a feeling every country in the world will adopt crypto as long as taxes are paid in return. We can't predict the future, so let's hope for the best. Just my opinion

I don't get what's all the fuzz about BRC-20 tokens, when ETH and its variants have the same thing. Why not move everything to a separate chain or the LN instead? It would make the BTC blockchain less bloated, resulting in lower fees and faster TX confirmations. Imagine if stablecoins on the BTC blockchain become extremely popular. It would be a complete mess!

I'm yet to see whenever Stably (the new BRC-20 stablecoin) will become a success or a failure, especially when the company is not as well established as USDC's Circle or USDT's Bitfinex. All of the attention is on BRC-20 NFTs, so don't expect adoption for Stably to grow anytime soon. If things go wrong, then we'll have no choice but to move towards an alternative chain such as Litecoin or Bitcoin Cash. No matter how you see it, you can't deny miners are the ones that are ultimately winning with the high TX fees. Just my thoughts

Electrum is nice. But it's not as convenient as a hardware wallet per se. Since it's a software wallet, you can risk losing your BTC if the hacker gets access to your device. With a hardware wallet, they'd need to get physical access to the wallet and enter a PIN to steal all of your coins. Electrum allows you to create a cold storage wallet, but I'd certainly won't be using that to make day-to-day payments with BTC. That's why I prefer hardware wallets, even though some are expensive.

The list of open source hardware wallets seems to be growing each day, so only time will tell us if Ledger will become history. Bitcoin is all about self-custody, so who needs to trust a company for securing your keys?

Maybe. If the content of a digital collectible is preserved forever, nothing can go wrong. You can pass on those collectibles to future generations by making a backup of the keys or seeds linked to your wallet. One of the main benefits of digital collectibles is portability. You can carry hundreds, or even thousands of digital collectibles without taking too much physical space. They can be stored on a tiny piece of paper or even a microSD card. All you need is the key or seed linked to the wallet holding the collectibles.

I still prefer physical collectibles because of their tangibility. You can touch or see them anytime, even when there's no electricity or Internet access at all. Both types of collectibles have their own advantages/disadvantages, so ultimately you decide which ones to keep for your own convenience. I'd be surprised if NFTs are still a thing decades from now.



That's awesome. But storing data on the main BTC blockchain itself would bring congestion issues in the long run. Some say Bitcoin Stamps are even worse than Ordinals inscriptions as they take a lot more space on the Blockchain. I really hope they don't become popular, or BTC will become super expensive for daily payments. I'm afraid the NFT craze is only starting, so hold on tight as this is going to be a wild ride.

Making NFTs out of tweets is ridiculous. After all, those same tweets are stored on centralized servers managed by Twitter. If the company goes down, so will the data stored on those servers. The Blockchain will only prove you had ownership of the NFT, but without the data/content, what's the use?

NFT creators aren't even thinking of storing the content on decentralized cloud storage networks such as Arweave or IPFS. They're only thinking about making money in the fastest way possible. If this keeps up, don't expect NFTs to be taken seriously anytime soon. Who knows what the future holds for the industry? Just my opinion