The question is: Will it be worth exposing your private key just to "redeem" the airdropped coins? The ETHW cryptocurrency has a very low market price, so it wouldn't be worth risking your ETH private key just to get some "free coins" on the other chain. This new fork was created so miners could fill their pockets with money. But it won't have a future, simply because it hasn't attracted mainstream developers' attention.

I'd say ETC has a better chance for survival because of its proven track record of development and innovation (even though it doesn't have almost any dApps or tokens on it). People are free to choose which coin to mine, so as long as there's hashrate behind the ETHW chain, the project won't be going anywhere. Just my thoughts

If the world ditches the Fiat standard over the Bitcoin standard, then it may be possible that decentralized cryptocurrencies will solve all of our problems. As it's said in the real world, "fix the money, fix the world". But governments won't allow crypto to take over, because they will lose control over people's lives. Central banks will continue to keep Fiat afloat by any means necessary. While inflation cannot be avoided, it can be controlled to a point where it doesn't do too much harm over the mainstream economy.

It's normal for Fiat to experience some inflation since it was designed to be spent as a currency (not hoarded as a scarce asset/commodity like Gold or Bitcoin). Without inflation, Fiat currencies will become so strong that it would be too expensive to use them for daily payments. Inflation becomes much of a problem when too much money is being printed on an annual basis. With high inflation rates, prices for food, gas, energy, and other commodities will rise like there's no tomorrow. This will make poor people even poorer than before, especially when wages remain relatively static. Unless COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war ends, don't expect to see any signs of improvement over inflation anytime soon. Just my opinion

There's centralization all over the place. Binance not only controls a large portion of the crypto market, but it also has huge influence over it. On top of that, most altcoins are centralized as they've prioritized scalability instead of censorship-resistance. You can see how ETH defected to the regulators by doing the switch to PoS. The whole crypto/Blockchain space is going backwards (with the exception of Bitcoin) by introducing the middleman back into the system. How can Blockchain achieve its full potential this way?

Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do since greed (money) goes above all else. Wall Street has invested deeply into crypto, so centralized "shitcoins" will keep "pumping" like there's no tomorrow. The newcomer into crypto thinks everything is decentralized, when in fact, it's not. The more people support centralized altcoins, the easier it'll be for governments to enforce regulations at will. Let's hope Bitcoin does the difference by keeping itself as decentralized and censorship-resistant as possible. Just my thoughts

I don't get why most projects these days have their team members' identities public. It gives governments the chance to prosecute the individuals behind crypto projects at will. There's a reason why Satoshi never disclosed his identity in the first place. If only Vitalik copied Satoshi's footsteps, the Ethereum project wouldn't had been a mess today. The sanctions against the Tornado.Cash mixer and the PoS upgrade on the ETH blockchain have greatly undermined people's privacy and freedom.

I believe crypto/Blockchain tech needs to remain as decentralized and censorship-resistant as possible to help render governments' efforts worthless. It seems to me that only Bitcoin will remain decentralized because of its unknown creator. The rest will simply go all the way downhill in an instant. Kudos again to Satoshi for doing the right thing from the start. Just my thoughts

No Fiat currency will ever be able to threaten Bitcoin's existence. That's because Fiat (whenever digital or physical) is centralized, whereas Bitcoin is not. As you've said before, only a complete shutdown of the Internet would be able to stop Bitcoin for good. But we all know this is technically impossible to achieve. A digital dollar would only benefit the US government and the central bank (The Federal Reserve) than individuals themselves. It will be the end of privacy for good since the new CDBC will give the government more power over people's finances. Paper money will be phased out for good, leaving us only with truly-decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Monero. As long as people have a choice, there should be nothing to worry about. Just my opinion

Exactly. Solana is broken by design. You can't expect it to last forever if network outages become a daily issue. I don't get why SOL is still among the top ranks in market cap, when it's completely unreliable for mainstream payments. Whales must have some benefit by keeping SOL that way. People should just focus on Ethereum, since it's the one smart contract platform that hasn't experienced an outage or downtime since its inception.

Of course, the ETH blockchain is less-decentralized with the PoS upgrade. But it's still a better choice than Solana or any of its competitors. I think Cardano is better suited to compete against Ethereum than Solana itself. It's reliable, secure, and decentralized. If only people knew Cardano's hidden potential, the cryptocurrency's price would've soared to new heights. At least, people have a choice. As long as decentralization prevails, nothing else matters. Just my thoughts

Lol. If you think Ethereum has the solution to all of Bitcoin's problems, then you really don't know the true importance of decentralization. PoS is pure centralization at its core, enabling the rich to take control over the entire blockchain network. This means big exchanges and companies will have a huge leverage over ETH's network operations, leaving the little guy out of the system. With PoW, anyone can participate in the network's consensus with the appropriate hardware. Exchanges won't be able to have the most say on the Blockchain just by using customers' funds.

There's a reason why Bitcoin developers haven't proposed PoS consensus on the BTC blockchain. That's because they want the cryptocurrency to be as decentralized and censorship-resistant as possible. Doing the switch now, means Bitcoin would "bow" itself to the regulators. They may come with the excuse that PoW is energy intensive, but we all know that banks consume more energy than the entire BTC blockchain. Government officials are pushing developers to adopt PoS on major cryptocurrencies in order to get what they want. I feel sorry for ETH as now it will become no different than other useless centralized "shitcoins" on the market. It seems that "The Merge" hasn't been that much of a success, considering that ETH prices dived to $1.3k. Probably Bitcoin will remain the only decentralized cryptocurrency on the market, while the rest will go all the way down the drain. Just my opinion

I don't think there's any strategy to increase your profits, especially when the market is constantly going on a downtrend. There's huge uncertainty surrounding the crypto market, so your best bet would be to buy coins at cheap prices and "hodl" them until the dust settles. I see a bear market as the perfect opportunity to grow your wealth in the future. It's the moment where you can strike it rich if everything goes back up again.

We're going to have to wait and see if the global economy shows signs of recovery for crypto to bounce back to its original price levels. No one knows what the future will bring, so we can only hope for the best. Just my thoughts

The thing is most people actually don't care about their privacy. They say they have "nothing to hide". With this mindset, we can never expect governments to give up on their task to destroy privacy for good. Bitcoin by itself may not be private, but there are tools you can use to help make your transactions private. For instance, you can use a non-custodial mixer to obfuscate your utmost sensitive transactions, or simply convert your BTC to a privacy coin like Monero or Zcash.

Some would say using a new BTC address for each transaction is the perfect measure to help protect your privacy. The problem here is that you're stuck with centralized exchanges which force you to provide your personally-identifiable information. Decentralized exchanges exist, but they have low trading volume/liquidity compared to their centralized counterparts. Not to mention, they're not as easy to use as you think they are. With the introduction of CBDCs, governments will become more invasive than ever. It'll be up to crypto advocates to help defend privacy for the sake of our liberty and freedom. Just my thoughts

Predictions are predictions. The world's economy is still in a very bad state, so it's unlikely Bitcoin will reach a new ATH by 2023. Unless there's an improvement in the global economic landscape, we should expect further pain down the road. This would only be the perfect time to invest into Bitcoin if you have spare money to lose.

The huge volatility present in the market right now could leave you with nothing in an instant. It's a risky move that could either work or fail altogether. You'd consider yourself lucky if you bought Bitcoin now to sell it at a higher price once everything goes back up again. At least, Bitcoin won't be going anywhere. As long as it works as intended, nothing else matters. Just my opinion

$4k will happen but not during the remainder of 2022. That's because central banks around the world will continue to raise interest rates in order to tackle inflation. This would cause risky assets like stocks and crypto to go all the way down the drain. We can never expect ETH or any other cryptocurrency to rise in price unless the global economy is restored.

This is not the time to sell our coins, but rather accumulate for the next bull market. That will happen only if the global economy is restored back to its former glory. If we go into a deep recession, then it's bye-bye for ETH and other cryptocurrencies as their prices will decline to new lows. These are uncertain times we're living into, so expect the unexpected. Just my thoughts

With Ethereum switching to PoS, it becomes easier for the US government to force validators (staking nodes on the Blockchain) to censor transactions related to Tornado.Cash. Considering that the biggest holders of ETH are centralized exchanges, "killing" privacy on the Blockchain should be a no-brainer. This would be the beginning of the end of ETH as we speak. So much for a decentralized platform built for "censorship-resistant" applications. I just hope other blockchains prioritize decentralization in order to prevent stuff like this from happening in the future.

Privacy is a human right, but governments are fighting against it for complete control. They intensify their attacks on crypto/Blockchain tech because it's something they can't control (decentralized). I guess we're going to have to turn ourselves to Monero for true privacy without limitations. Just my opinion

We could say Bitcoin will be used more as digital cash than a store of value once it becomes stable in Fiat terms. But that's very unlikely to happen because BTC's supply is finite. Besides, the pioneer cryptocurrency is traded on the open market. Centralized exchanges are not the only ones in the game, so this gives us wild fluctuations in price over time.

I think price volatility is not a bug, but a feature of Bitcoin itself. There are already stablecoins meant to bring the stability of traditional Fiat currencies (mainly the USD) to the Blockchain anyways. If people want to avoid volatility, they would simply convert BTC to a stablecoin of their choice for complete peace of mind. It's as simple as that. Bitcoin's been proven to be resilient at times, so it's very likely it'll be with us for generations. Just my thoughts

The hype was short-lived as now ETC is trading below $30. I guess the project needs a lot more than just miners to survive in the long run. I don't get why ETC hasn't captured the attention of developers, when it's a PoW alternative to the current PoS version of Ethereum (which has now turned centralized). Maybe it's because ETH is a lot more valuable than ETC itself? If developers would somehow migrate to ETC, then it would've become a huge contender of ETH.

I believe $100 can only be reached if there's massive demand for the cryptocurrency on the market or BTC turns extremely bullish in the long run. Otherwise, prices will continue to decline until ETC becomes a worthless "shitcoin". No one knows what will happen in the future, so we can only hope for the best. Just my thoughts

Satoshi is probably dead, so people should carry on with other important things in life. It was a good thing the creator of Bitcoin decided to become an anonymous person, or it would've been targeted by mainstream governments already. He did it to help protect the project's decentralization and censorship-resistance. According to the whitepaper, Bitcoin was truly meant to be "Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash". That means no middlemen or third parties whatsoever.

Unfortunately, regulators ruined everything by requiring exchanges to comply with KYC/AML laws. This takes crypto one step back by introducing the middleman. It would be no different than the traditional banking system crypto/Blockchain tech was meant to avoid in the first place. There's nothing we can do now since Bitcoin has gone into the mainstream. While it's still possible to trade and use Bitcoin without KYC/AML, you won't get the same liquidity/convenience as you would through centralized exchanges or other centralized service providers. At least, we know Bitcoin won't be going anywhere because of the way it was designed. As long as the community keeps it decentralized/censorship-resistant, there should be nothing to worry about. Just my opinion

El Salvador was well ahead of its time. It adopted Bitcoin as legal tender before anyone else. That makes it the pioneer in Bitcoin adoption. The country may not have the necessary infrastructure to spur adoption of Bitcoin within the region, but at least it's on a good path. El Salvador's President was pretty smart by encouraging the use of Bitcoin by individuals and businesses alike. The region could become a tourist attraction, adding more fuel to the local economy.

I believe Bitcoin needs to go bullish so people would become more interested in it. Decaying prices will only scare away the general public from the cryptocurrency. It's only been a year since El Salvador made the move, so let's give it some time to see what happens. Just my thoughts

Fiat currencies have lost a large portion of their value due to rising inflation rates. The COVID-19 pandemic, constant government spending, and the Russia-Ukraine crisis have affected the global economy at a large scale. Bitcoin may've lost its value in Fiat terms, but its supply has remained unchanged. It's still a scarce and valuable asset which has retained its purchasing power over time. Compared to other alternatives, Bitcoin is the best performing asset in the world.

I think more people will embrace Bitcoin as Fiat falls to a point where there's no room for recovery. El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, so it should only be a matter of time before other countries do the same. Who knows if Bitcoin ends up beating Fiat for good? Just my opinion

People can't expect crypto market prices to rise if the global economy is in peril. Unless we get out of the recession, market prices won't be going anywhere. As we all know, Bitcoin needs to rise first for altcoins to follow. Only a bullish BTC will trigger an uptick in major cryptocurrency prices. I'd say this is the perfect time to buy more coins before everything goes back up again. You can become rich in the future if you invest when everything is going south.

Remember, panic is your enemy. If you panic, you'll end up selling at a loss. It's best to take it slow and easy until the dust settles to see your investment grow tenfold. Who knows if we'll see the light at the end of the tunnel soon? Just my thoughts

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Of course. If we only teach kids to make money, they'd turn greedy by the time they reach adulthood. During a kid's childhood, it's important to educate them about other aspects of life to become a self-sufficient person. I think kids will quickly adopt Bitcoin over traditional Fiat currencies because it has no age restrictions. Some would say that paper money can also be used regardless of age, but the thing is physical money will eventually be replaced by government-issued digital currencies. When that happens, you won't be able to use Fiat as cash without the need to provide personally-identifiable information. That's where Bitcoin comes in. With Play-to-Earn games, decentralized borrowing/lending protocols, and even decentralized exchanges, kids can participate in the global economy without the need to have a bank account. The more we teach our kids about Bitcoin, the better. Who knows if future generations ditch banks altogether in favor of Bitcoin? Just my thoughts