A few months ago you would not be feeling this comfortable to talk and use bitcoin confidently because it took to long for a transaction to confirm and other people got scammed because of this when users would receive bitcoins with low fees such that they would get dropped from the network and other party loses out in the process but right now Bitcoin is working fine and it will work better when prices go to the moon as we would have less network spammers by then...

government regulations could most likely protect bitcoin users from scammers and all other ponzi schemes but i honestly think this would hurt bitcoin business more as they will be exposed to these regulations which might come with fees and make running of a business difficult...this could come out worse than paypal which has the seller protection, but with bitcoin one entity will always come short.

When you say supply bitcoins in this context it becomes ambiguous to explain nevertheless bitcoins are mined for them to be available to us

bitcoins from a faucet are clearly up to the owner to load some bitcoins there so that they are available to us... not like they have closed down.

I thought earning bitcoins has increased as you can now opt to be paid in btc for any task completed and more businesses can pay in bitcoins today

What I have noticed is usually airdropped coins have a high supply and this kind of distribution is meant to grow speculation which naturally grows into demand and rise in value

Price of some coins is determined by how it performs during its ICO stage but  without an active community to show for its worth nothing. Airdropped coin get their value rather slowly as the grow with time don't expect a high value on the onset of the project

Basically airdrops are structured to stimulate speculation and grow its community and project, which is a win win situation at the end of the day

To answer this question you first need to know what you want to do in life because no one needs to find themselves in a career they do not love! Do not go to college for the sake of it, get educated and not schooled. If opportunity presents itself take it and go to college

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Some people tend to make wrong choices because they had no one to talk them into getting a tertiary education so i guess a little bit of persuasion won't hurt especially if they are family, they will thank you in the future

I wouldnt say they have switched and abandoned btc. I think supporting other alts like ltc also prolongs the life of all other altcoins out there inclusive of bitcoin.

it might seem like nothing is being done but the Bitcoin system is different from other altcoins as btc needs a consensus to be reached before any changes can be done
it might seem like this because your eyes are focused on bitcoins only when other coins are equaling getting a beating but come August bitcoin is going to write history

its been a roller coaster but the problems we were faced with bitcoin affected me in a positive way as i gamble less and avoid losing money

Not a chance, so much drama surrounding eth and i have never gambled with it either

Advantages are you grow your bank faster without the need to wait for price to go to the moon and have fun too and the downside of gambling is the risk is high and you lose money fast

I honestly think the curiosity to know bitcoin is seen as a ticket to get rich fast, nothing more.

I for one did not take bitcoin to be something serious and i know others underestimated, but leaving your professional career for btc is an extreme decision and should be thought over unless the cash flow from bitcoin is consistent

Most likely! Anything that has the potential to be valuable will always get people's attention which Bitcoin has achieved.

If it does not say "bitcointalk.org" then it is not a popular Bitcoin Forum

Besides, why would anyone want to leave the hub of all cryto information regardless of the origin of country?

Being the PRIME cryptocurrency definitely makes it a popular choice as it has one of the biggest active communities compared to other cryptos

Investors have learned the hard way with altcoin devs disappearing in thin air leaving us with their shitcoins and crashing our confidence to invest in other coins or projects.

I also believe bitcoin is a low risk investment atm that is why it's still popular

sorry for your loss mate.
I have noticed this has actually happened to several people what is the best course of action to protect ourselves from hackers
as strong passwords are not good enough... maybe a combination of 2fa and incognito mode or maybe site is at fault with it's loopholes

Regulating bitcoins in a direct way is nearly impossible and the only way to do this would be through third parties that aid bitcoin transactions like an exchange or trading platform which are likely to have a brick and mortar office.

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I agree, right now it is not feasible for governments to see bitcoin as an accessory to crime or any of the bad vices, and it would be a huge cost to have bitcoin under their leash which is never happening

That's just the thing it is not only the exchange to follow some stringent controls sometimes users are at fault with the use of same passwords which makes it easy to be compromised by the alleged hackers.
These hacks will keep going if we do not learn to follow the basic security Dos and Don'ts !

As bitcoin users we dictate how much fees we pay because Bitcoin has no interference from a central power like the government. Bitcoin fees were flying high because of spam transactions which forced everyone to pay the prices but things seem to getting back to normal as segwit2x is still being rolled out.

Fork Fears are really out of the picture because if that was the case we would have seen a slump in price but fortunately, that's not the case!
I honestly think demand as suddenly risen as a result of the proposed segwit2x which has a possibility of improved transaction tranfers and possibly reduced transaction fees.

These rigged games are really taking the fun out of gambling! The dealers or who ever is in control will always choose who should win or not and this is one of the many reasons why i believe sports betting is far much better than casino games.

I do agree crypto coins usually go through bad times and it is always tempting for one to panic but As far as i know in any given situation panicking usually just makes things worse as it clouds your judgment and should be avoided

I do not panic, I try to always stay calm to avoid making regrettable decisions in the long run .

I just heard about this Ransomware Attacks on BBC which is unfortunate for our affected friends and they said its believed the attack was initially initiated from Ukraine and has affected several computers in about 60 countries for now, which has also seen airports in Ukraine resort to manual operations like checking boarding times as their FIDS are offline and for other companies that were prepared for this kind of cyber attack they have switched to their backup systems to go on with their business.

localbitcoins of course

its one of the  few platforms I have found to have less scammers and i did not have to provide any identification for the mode of payment I used to pay forthe btc

I used to buy bitcoins "successfully" with western union from paxful but no longer use the exchange

We all waiting for bitcoin to break this price barrier but unfortunately, prices seem to have backslid a few days before the anticipated bitcoin fork that is due on 1st August, maybe a chance for first-time buyers to get on the bitcoin spaceship but I still have high hopes that after the new protocols are implemented we just might have a bitcoin bull run that will see a rapid price rise.

I would advise to hodl a little bit longer