Bit not surprising to know that Bitcoin is being linked with production or purchase of vaccines. These two are having  wide popularity this year and ofcourse there will be people who will take advantage of the situation because of money. I do believe that vaccine is already being Secretly distributed but only to those who are rich because they'll be the ones to be able to pay huge amount for the sake of assurance that in the first place, exclusivity will be promoted due to high demand of the vaccine. And for sure there are people who will use the popularity to make money out of the situation. Why Bitcoin? popularity could also be the factor but I think its decentralisation will be something as its introduction to those who are not really aware of its nature. Instances more likely states that transaction will not be traced so things will be under the table. Then those who can afford, will bite the opportunity. It is just a sad reality we are having that heirchy will be obvious during tough times.

That's too much of an expectation. Being used as a currency is already a thing but for a country to use it as its own currency on daily transactions is already something. Keep in mind how decentralisation affects the acceptance of this technology. A currency to be used in a country or across countries is something which is accepted by other countries or is something recognize by the majority and not merely a currency which is just popular. Try to compare the characteristics of Bitcoin to fiat currencies. There are indeed advantages of Bitcoin over fiat but still, it is lacking in aspects which are more important such as having no risk of putting your "all" into it as well as being supported by governments, which are characteristics under regulation. So maybe it would be impossible for not only Bitcoin but to this industry in general to achieve such acceptance even in the future.

Investing is a good idea but keep in mind how the market  behaves in an uncertain way. Profit is not always assured if you won't make a good analysis to when will be the good times to invest or sell. Holding for a long period of time won't guarantee huge profit simply because the market price is not totally increasing in a manner which is continuous. Volatility is in nature and many of us are aware of it. What's my point? whether to keep All of your money in Bitcoin or Bank, that will depend on your preferences and circumstances. Doing so will definitely put you at risk because it is investment in the first place. It is not a traditional asset wherein there is a bigger chance for its market value to continuously increase every year. So, I suggest having a concrete plan. In my case, I allocate an amount for investment, and amount in banks for future and emergency purposes to put things on balance.

Being exposed to technology especially in the aspect of online activities do not speak for economic progress, even on technological innovation. Exposure is due to the situation itself wherein people are having no other option but to do so. But still, it won't change the fact that there's no innovation occurred during this pandemic aside from creation of vaccine so I guess it won't contribute to long term economic DEVELOPMENT*. This has something to do with misconceptions. Exposure to something won't always result to progress or development. Things are far different and I'd say we are still far from that digital age at this moment, probably still in the middle of progress. Being exposed to online activities is also not a positive thing to view during this pandemic because those services who shifted to online platforms, just made adjustments and there's still a huge difference in the aspect of overall functionality of those services, which simply displays struggles on their side.

Quite in contrast with the definition of volatility. Volatility speaks for inconsistency so it would be impossible to know if the market is not having low volatile but rather, being less volatile, especially such characteristic is in nature. The market I think will be the same even in the future because there is a limited supply and its price will only be determined by the demand in the market as well as the volume.
 The market value of USD is not interconnected with the market price of Bitcoin so comparing won't really have a sense other than getting or forming assumptions. Volatility as well will not be affected by the vast increase on the number of people engaging to this technology especially due to the fact that not all people who are interested are actually making an investment.

You have conquered two things I guess; overcoming an addiction and having the courage to invest into something which could be profitable.

Smoking is one of the hardest things to quit in line with other vices and habits as an individual. Being exposed into it would be more likely followed by addiction due to addictive chemical content such as nicotine. Engaging to investment on the other hand I think, is something not anyone could do because of fear from losing, as a possibility. Quitting an unwanted habit is a thing, but diverting it into something which would be beneficial is already something to be proud of which is something to celebrate with.

Only few people believed and anticipated that its market value will be expensive in the future so it is not really surprising to know more people did not trust this technology at first. The reason I think is lack of support from the masses. Since the idea is quite revolutionary for a currency to be decentralized, having no support to majority of the governments before, many people were in doubt. But at this moment, as development occurs, more countries are now recognising its advantages and adoption can now be seen. In the future, changes will be more observed and we should be excited about it as users of this technology.

You've got the idea of these odds. But double betting is not applicable most of the times especially if the winning team is only one. Double betting is only advisable to cases wherein there are two or more outcomes which will generate the win, because it is perhaps a matter of increasing the probability.

 Odds should be considered as a gambler and it is not a good thing to go only with your bias. The goal is to win in gambling and not solely to give support on your bias/es. If you're not sure, there's an option not to bet, or to just minimize in order to avoid huge losses.

Information in YouTube would be also broad because videos are majority concerned with the general concept of what Bitcoin is, answering only the core idea of it. I think it would be better to ask other people who are more knowledgeable into this technology than to just watch or read articles of this topic. Wallet on the other hand is applicable to not only Bitcoin but to all digital currencies. The last question I think is fair enough because it would be more helpful for an individual to first know the usage and purpose of something he is not that knowledgeable about.

I'd choose to answer the last one since my answers to other questions would be almost the same with other replies in this topic.

"What would you recommend each bitcoin starter to do?"
1.Know why you engage yourself to this technology.
2.Ask for other's opinion about Bitcoin to gain general idea of it.
3. Seek for deeper explanation through articles online in order to further understand this technology.

There's no syndrome related to this. As for what I have read, it is more of an "end-of-the-day betting effect" developed by McGlothlin (1956) and Ali(1977). This idea states that there is a change on the gambler's behavior regarding their risk-taking habits in which they tend to bet higher in their last bet in order to cope up with their losses. Which more often yield to bigger losses than the assumed outcome of regaining what's lost. But I'd view this as either greed or frustration. Greed will exist if a gambler has lots of winnings but still chose to bet all of its for a bigger profit, while frustrations are for those who lost huge amount. How to resolve this problem? Simply impose self-discipline which is not as easy as it may sound.

Gambling is just in contrast with societal norms. But governments will make a way in order to make use of something which cannot be stopped or totally controlled. In my country, there's this sin tax to regulate those things. This is applicable to vices such as cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and gambling. Once something is regulated, tax will be imposed in order for such activity to be allowed. So that's more likely what happened to gambling industry in Japan. The question should now be concerned on the rate of tax to be imposed in this activity whether it would be too high for the gamblers or just fair enough for this activity to continue.

Misconceptions I think many people are having is that holding is the only thing to do once you've invested into something. But that's absolutely wrong. The market price is not continuously and consistently increasing over time. Market analysis is needed in order for an investor or user to make decisions whether to invest or sell at a certain point because that would generate income not holding alone. Profit from holding for years won't be as big as profit from selling at certain price points, "bullish market" times to be specific. The will be losses to some cryptos because not all cryptos are having price increase especially the small ones in this industry.

Floyd has the advantages in all aspects. Size won't matter that much in Boxing if you cannot utilise it. I am not his fan but he will more likely get this match 'without sweat'. Professionalism matters not only in this sport but to all branches of it. Logan is an amateur on this thing. But what's important is why and how this fight was created. Money? that's how many people see this. Both has popular and that I think made this match possible. Floyd won't fight someone without having something in return, and that's for sure. Probably not a toe-to-toe fight as how I will view this match up. But props for those who made this possible.

Maybe they are not aware but there are some who are, but their actions won't give them anything. The standards on bounties are now "higher" than before wherein there are projects accepting low rank participants but things are now different. Most of the time, projects prefer Sr. Member rank and higher. Full members are not even having huge opportunity in projects, so what more if the ranks are lower. Eventually they will be more likely pushed to work with their ranks. For sure they are here in this forum due to rewards and not merely discussions alone 'coz what will they get from doing so? It will trigger a domino effect. They would work on this forum, pushing them to interact with other users which will eventually give them knowledge of what this technology is all about.

Opinions are subjective, it is just as how they think of or understand something.
Actually this technology earned different usage to people. It is a digital currency in its nature but the idea, as mentioned by others,  evolved depending into its benefits to an individual. What is obvious is that cryptocurrencies are more often used as an asset or investment in which once could make profit from. In some areas, it is a normal currency but the difference is being decentralized for which transaction fees are lower and faster. Maybe the difference with the understanding about this technology is caused by the prohibition on its usage. In some countries wherein it is not yet adopted as a medium, the only way they could make use of this, is through investment.

Depends on your "tolerance" as an investor or your market analysis, to what action should be done. It'll be nonsense to ask other people what to do because it is you who will decide whether to hold or not, bottomline is lack of certainty on how will this market behave the other day. Perhaps I'd encourage you to hold, but the market price suddenly fell and did not manage to recover within this year;regret is more likely to be acquired. Or to put it on the other way wherein I ask you to sell, but the market price continue increasing. I hope you get what we are pointing which is to decide for your own investment not to watch you regret but for you to learn.

Sounds not as accurate as what happened in their case. Way back 2017, there are only few countries wherein cryptos are not widely accepted as a mode of payment so it is hard to believe that it is Bitcoin which they used to buy their needs as individuals. Also, the market price is volatile and they might be that lucky to be able to know ehen to buy and to sell in order to prolong their funds, which is a bit hard knowing that the market price is volatile in its nature. I honestly won't do such thing. Liquidation of all my assets to put it into something which will give me no assurance of earning profit. Well, good for them they made it through years.

Proofs would settle this.
Try to file a lawsuit against the company and if that won't work, try looking for someone which has higher authority than that company. And if nothing still will happen, publish the scenario online. It won't be a case against you  such as libel IF your argument is factual and is having enough evidences that will show the irresponsibility of the company. This won't guarantee actions bringing back the money lost but it will leave an image which will affect the company for sure as a counterpart. These are the ways I think OP could make to give justice to what happened.

Maybe the idea that Gold is assumed to be the best physical asset while Bitcoin is on the Digital version, links these two on each other. But that's indeed true, the market price has no correlation with one another but the idea on these two as "best" investments makes somewhat of a connection resulting to comparison.

20x of an increase in the market price could either be possible or not. Despite of being realistic, that a decentralized digital currency as an investment, will have such market value, possibility speaks for its definition wherein there is a chance or even the slightest. In my opinion, price would be around $30k or maybe $40k. Not go be a pessimist but I think it would really be impossible but I won't disregard the possibility of its occurrence. What makes me in doubt is the nature of price increase inconsistencies in this industry.

Maybe this would work on third party networks, since it speaks for profit from investment which will more likely be determined upon converting your cryptos to fiat. Bitcoin and other cryptos are having a good run for this year and to how I view this, given that economies are struggling at this moment, they will hold to things which will generate money to suffice the needs of the economies and to avoid total crisis, perhaps in this case taxation or regulation to crypto investments. Trading was banned in India before and was recently pulled the decision to just regulate this technology in that area. People of this region won't be able to do anything from it unless there will be an alternative way for them to avoid being taxed whenever they will convert to fiat.

The question I am having is that, what if the market again become bearish? Will they still choose to regulate this technology or to again prohibit its usage? 'coz I think they just allowed the use of it in order to generate taxes on the opportunity this bullish market is having.