According to today's price on https://coinmarketcap.com/ we are less than ~600 dollars away from $5000 but the question of if we can get their without China is a lie because those guys have the numbers to help push bitcoin prices to the moon and most importantly it has a ready market.

I like the tone the PayPal CEO used and his example ultimately points to cryptocurrencies which is the technology of tomorrow and if PayPal goes the blockchain way it could easily open up it's market and as a consolation improve its service delivery as there will be no waiting for checks or wait in ques and many more advantages

Am not a pro trader but I know that if it's profit you after you should be ready to play dirty and be the shark you need to speculate some negativety or should I say spread FUD so that weak hands panic sell  the coins you after and you on the receiving end of the chain patiently waiting for cheap coins to flip for a good profit.

I have no choice but support the project because even if I chose to distance myself away from Ethereum i will need to use Eth for my ethereum based tokens (*not that am against the project) I admire the convenience of how fast transactions are processed and the dev team seems to have less differences among them in cases of a fork which reduces network interruptions.

I believe we crypto users have written china off from being a pioneer in this business and they no longer have the control of the bitcoin market like they did because every time they are in the news we get a wave of panic which is extremely bad for this industry but now we have a new safe haven(Japan) which  seems to write off all negativity coming from its counterparts.

Back then it would halt the pace but not anymore has China does not have that much influence has it did, there is just so much uncertainty there and its probably flagged unfavourable but with countries such as Japan giving cryptocurrencies support I guess we have a new ambassador to push the price to new heights.

Its great to see that we still have a pillar in this part of the world which is taking the lead and every time Japan makes news investor confidence increases so does the bitcoin price...Japan is definitely the home of technology.

I wouldn't be surprised if China reverses these bans because one way or another crypto projects have created jobs for the unemployed which also contributes to the countries revenue

ICO scam bursting and regulations have contributed greatly to making these safe to patronize and all this fell in place at the right time which has also made investing in these token sales safer and more promising, and projects are not only interested in the financial gain but are now concentrated at problem solving which was made them more exciting and promising.

People who get confused about this need to be corrected with correct information, for a start bitcoin is both an asset and a currency...simple as that.

totally fud that bitcoin has no real world affairs I think more research is needed to present facts to the public and not uncertainty or fear and bitcoin main use is removal of middlemen and be used for cost-effective transaction especially for high amounts of money
This technology is barely 10years old and most govts are still trying to understand it which is why  regulatory frameworks are not in full force and if you want to experience the speed and affordable fees of bitcoin talk of remitting a million dollars in fiat and compare it to bitcoin

The govt is free to jump on board just as we saw with whats happening in China and when your talk of visibility isnt the public ledger visible enough? Because anybody is free to access tx info on the blockchain.

- Things you need to look out for are if the project is based in a country where cryptocurrencies are legally permitted to be used.
- Sometimes the team members have some influence in convincing the public on the authenticity of a project.
- Most people will overlook this but we need projects that have a real useful application to remain relevant to us.
- If the project has a strong idea and has the capacity to disrupt an industry using this technology to bring efficiency, cost saving and transparency this will encourage me.

Not necessarily but a general framework of ICO regulations could be laid out for all individuals or countries interested in putting out a project need to follow but then again if we have regulations to be followed by the whole world, it implies no more decentralisation and that's not what most blockchain based projects are about. At the end of it all regulations would deter most startup companies from coming forward with their ideas as they will fall short but its also the only way investors will have more confidence in ICO's.

One thing I can not throw out is history tends to repeat itself but we can not compare what happened back then in 2013 to todays market conditions as bitcoin arguably has much more support than it was back then and price shows demand for the digital asset is still there and growing, wouldn't say that the rise is over just yet and we not in a bubble either.

IMO I would prefer Bounties over airdrops as they are more legit and based on value addition...and I just learnt people could use airdrops to entice us to download these wallets to receive these so called free coins when the real catch could be malicious to our own data. read more on these Sophisticated Malware Infection Attempts and protect your self https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=935898.0

I definitely believe math can be used in some casino games as winning is built around probability but this is also a 50-50 chance which isn't foolproof either but its easier to use math on sports gambling were time and human fatigue can all be considered to make calculated predictions.

if this  Speculation doesnt end up like any other ordinary story collecting dust this could be one of the biggest successes bitcoin has had for the year 2017, and without the reversible transactions i think more sellers will come on board meaning a rise in demand unless an escrow is integrated into the system. And in the long term bitcoin could see a rapid surge in prices and open up a new market for Amazon.

First thing first we need to understand that participating in ICO's by investment presents its own risks just like any other investment we run into and I do not believe there is such a thing as safe investment, maybe a low risk investment can be the key word which is likely to come from a company that has an established business running or presents a unique project that will be contributing positively.

I basically use a few pointers before picking out a new crypto investment
-Is the project under an established company? If yes that makes my decision much easier as such dont struggle to find their market.
-I also consider how unique the project is because atm we have too many in the same field which makes it difficult to compete and succeed.

I would be delighted to try out Star Wars Battlefront 2...ready to get a code

its really good to see we getting back on track after a few hurdles here and there with the china ico ban and exchange ban making the most of it, hope we can register a new all time high of $5000+ before the end of the month to signal how much confidence we have in this technology.

Dips are good but what happened a couple of weeks ago was extreme hope people can exercise some patience and avoid panic selling

When it comes to fishing out a bogus project there are always certain things that are usually off about the project, devs can't explain properly what they are about to offer to their investors or interested parties(includes white paper), personnel existence is all cooked up, project might be a copy from an existing one which means it has nothing to offer
Its quite easy, you can check regularly in the altcoin Announcement thread of the forum or you can subscribe to a mail list of ICO calendar services to get alerts of soon to be added ico's or those about to end