Banks have gotten out of hand with their fees.  Some banks were even charging fees if you didn't hold a certain balance in your account, imagine poor people being taken advantage of more than the rich.  I think it is also crazy to be hit with a $40 overdraw fee when only going $1 in the negative.

There tends to be symmetry in the crypto market.  When we go throug ha bull for an extended amount of time the bear time period seems to reflect that in an opposite matter.

Newbies will never learn, they don't want to buy while prices are bleeding red.  They only buy during Fomo when its usually already too late.

That is a good way to prevent trading fees but I would still rather just use trusted exchanges.  The only time I really like to do peer to peer is with friends or if I have coins that are currently not listed anywhere.  A lot of these escrows charge really high fees as well so it's almost not worth it.

Its all relative, people like Michael Jordan used to bet 50k-100k on simple golf games.  What really matters is what percentage of your total net worth you are risking on a bet.  Same goes for donating to charity, people make a big deal when someone like Jeff Bezos donates 20 million dollars but that is a stupidly low amount of his overall net worth.

We are still talking peanuts compared to professional Basketball and Football players.  Best players are easily making over 30 million_ a year through salary and endorsements.

Maybe eventually esports will became so popular that the best players will be pulling in similar amounts.

In the near future we will have exchanges run by normal financial institutions that will be highly regulated and insured. This will remove the doubt from the minds of new investors after hearing of all the exchange hacks over the years.

Decentralized exchanges may also become more widely used as well.

Video games and comic book heroes were once considered nerdy, now it is mainstream and super popular.  People of all ages play video games and watch these super hero movies.

Bitcoin has only just begun, it will take awhile to get mainstream adoption.  Right now the majority of users are adult males that have an interest in computers.

That Lakers-Celtics game was amazing and props to Rondo for making that game winning shot against his old team.  Maybe this will help the chemistry issues for the Lakers since the trade deadline has already pass.  Some players on the team will probably still hold resentment towards Lebron since he tried to get them traded.

People that invested in bitcoin near the top have lost almost as much as certain ICO investors.  I still don't think governments should tell people what they can't invest in though.  I don't like to see people get burned but ultimately the responsibility relies on the individual and how much risk they are willing to take.

If I was running the Lakers I would trade draft picks and the young players now toget better pieces around Lebron.  You only have a few more years of prime Lebron play until it's too late.  Will Anthony Davis be enough to beat the warriors?  Maybe not but its worth taking a chance.

Its cool to see D-wade and Dirk get in the all star game but I feel like they are stealing spots from more deserving players this year.

The truth is no one knows and the people that make videos and articles about crypto are just trying to bring in viewers.  They say outrageous predictions to get more famous just like John Mcafee, that guy loves attention.

I don't think we will ever see bitcoin under 3k again unless something catastrophic happens like an inflation bug.

Presidents get to much blame and credit for events that happen during their term.  There is only so much a president can do to change the system that is already in place.  No doubt Trump is an ego maniac so he will try to blame others for anything bad that happens and take credit for any positive news.

I'm 99 percent sure his death is a hoax.  "hurr durr our ceo died good bye 20,000 bitcoins" lol just no

Bet your ass they are trying to cover this up and all employees that worked for this exchange are using this death as an excuse.

Bitcoin needs that one killer app to bring in new users.  Look at how many of these video games gets hundreds of millions of users per month.  If some revolutionary service or game only takes BTC as payment that would be groundbreaking.

The only real way to gain a edge over the casino is card counting on blackjack.  But today it is very difficult and any sign of you doing it and casinos will ban you from playing.  It was a lot easier back in the old days when they only used one or two decks for blackjack but then they moved over to multiple decks.

If people prefer to have high inflating cryptocurrency to spend instead of bitcoin there are many other options out there with a much higher rate.  Bitcoin is seen as digital gold in the eyes of many and alt coins may serve as the daily currency for minor transactions in the future.

Looking at back at those stock charts, the 2008 crash was nothing compared to the corrections we have seen in crypto.  80% down is just another day in bitcoin world, imagine if that happened in the stock market.  There would be panic everywhere and people jumping out of their buildings.

This is more of an experimental project to create a cryptocurrency suitable for mass adoption.  If you are looking to make a big return on investment this is the wrong project to invest in.  Even after 5 years the inflation rate will still be alarmingly high compared to bitcoin.

Markets tend to have a symmetry that reflects so the next bull run should be starting this year.  Be prepared to buy in before it's too late your you will miss the train once again.  This may be the last time to make some serious gains in the crypto market with very little effort required.

Don't waste your time and don't destroy your computer over this.  The good days of mining are gone, if you want to make better profits just buy the coins outright and you will do much better.  All the time you spend mining you might make a few cents an hour if your lucky.