Seems to be very useful telegram bot, but if it possible, maybe you could add in future  the command "/info COIN coin"  what will display on what exchangers this pair is trading and the current price at this exchangers, also you should think how to update information from exchanger a bit faster, than every 30 min and also as idea "/info COIN coin 1h" so bot will post price info every hour.

To be honest, I don't see any reason, why we should buy bitcoins now, even if this will happen and banks really "implement blockchain, which is a ledger of transactions updated in real time by various institutions" , As everyone  saying around and I more than sure, that banks will create own cryptocurrency, so I don't see how this will effect on bitcoin's price.

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As idea of bitcoin to be currency are totally imposible with such price, and to be honest, I don't see any cryptocurrency, what can be used as regular payment method to buy food, or pay for services. Because of bitcoin price, fees will worth more, than sheap goods. So, we will wait as long till someone will not create cryptocurrency, what will have all standarts, to be  regular paymnet method.

I think, that all happened because of masive advertisement campaign in end of 2017 and after reaching goal (bitcoin price was as high as 19,000$+) And after getting like x20 profit, they stopped to  advertise  cryptocurrencies and bitcoin and also because of facebook, who started blocking all ads with bitcoin , ico and cryptocurrencies.

Lets think about every way, 1) Bank deposits around 2 - 3 %/ year if we talk about USD/EUR deposits and around 13 - 20% as deposits in other currencies (minus, their rate are not always stable, so it's like gambling). 2) Lending cryptocurrencies, might earn crazy 100 -180% /year and around 10% (if talk about large amounts) (problems, not really safe, ofc you can provide micro loans, like some of users doing here and give loans only  to people who can provide collateral, but cryptocurrencies is not stable, so there chance, that you can easily lost 6 -months profit in less than week). 3) Mining, long payback period, what depends of price on coin what you  mining and electricity price (around 6 months+), but from other side you can always sell miners and lose around 20%. 4) Gold assets, more stable but I think you shouldn't look on it like on investmenet. I think best way for investing -  it's altcoins, ofc it's not safe, but if do good research it would make you around 100 - 300% /year.

I only get around 12,000 - 15,000$/year, what  depends on the exchange rate (what was quvite not stable in last years). But as I living in East Europe, that's not bad salary, a bit more than mid salary in my region, enough for living and enough to save around 5,000$ every year, but still not enough for me.
So, that's why I chosen cryptocurrencies.

Well, since our technologies are developing too fast, so I think it possible for paper money to disappear in future, of course we should undertsnad, that it won;t happen in next 30 or maybe even 50 years, because first we need internet conection almost everywhere and I don't think that our society, ready to live without "curtains".

I agree with someone's comment before, depends of what cryptocurencies you have in mind, As for me, I see potential only in bitcoin (as crypto-gold), ETH (Ethereum) as mother of new tokens and most effective  way for investmnets in ICOs and another "x" is cryptocurrency what wil be used as paymnet method and as everyone saying probably goverment will create this "x" to regulate it.

Well, they two have potential to make their holders rich in 2018, since bitcoin as crypto-gold, what got more fans during last years, and Ethereum as effective  tool  for investments in new ICOs. Right now, they both have low price bitcoin with ~6,900$ and ethereum with ~420$. And I beliwe, that till end of this year they both will make x2 profit for their holders.

If I was him, I would just put some of money into cheap coins, in old ones, who been here  for 3 or more years and everyone heard about them. Then I would talk with their CEO about upcoming events and offer them my help. And then I would just start invest in advertisement and do it till it will not create an tendetion, then I will just start selling my coins in 4 steps (to not create panic and get midle result).

I think, that I will agree with something, what your friend said, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not really anonymous, of course we can mix them use different address, different sites, but this all ending when we cashing out them. Of course here one way, if you will find random guy who will agree to buy your coins for cash, but I'm not sure that if it will possible and safe for large amounts, what starting from 100,000+$.

I'm trying to not spend any of my money from bitcoin, since I'm mining, lil part of my earning going on electryicty bills, then all, what left I split 50/50 and then 25/25 and 50. With 50% of my earnings from mining, I'm reinvesting (buying more miners), and with other 50% (25% of it I leave in bitcoins and hold and on anther part I'm buying different altcoins or investing in ICOs).

I think some people are doing that every time to down bitcoin's price  and make some profit, not sure how it possible with such market cap of ~112,500,000,000$, but team of guys , who have at least 100 bitcoins each, I think can do that. And I'm also think that downs and pumps are very profitable for alts, than for bitcoin, because alts price more easly to pump/down in some times, while in same time , bitcoin price will change on some "%".

I don't really have an strategy, but before investing, I split my balance on some same parts and then split this parts between altcoins and ICOs, to try predict price I'm using coinmarketcap.com and check last price and "Market Cap". Also as for me very useful this site  coinmarketcal.com to see all upcoming events. About ICOs, checking team and reading about project before investing (and never invest more than 500$ in one project).

I think, that's doing only "new" people in trading and reason simple - low knowledge and not understanding how market works. And as everyone, who starting in trading with hopes to make big money, always forget about smart investing and how to cut losses. And as result always trying to get as much as possible, and can't see when time to sell/buy based on their  emotions.

I like this old discussion, if few years ago people were saying that bitcoin isn't crypto-gold, that's more currency, than crypto-gold. I think , now after few years, they all changed thier views, since bitcoin raised a lot and now more using as crypto-gold, than as currency. So, lets talk about gold and "crypto-gold", bitcoin less stable, than gold. But gold hard to sell for cash, than bitcoin.

First of all, tell me on what based your price prediction? I don't beliwe myself, that bitcoin's price will down to 5000$, because here nothing, what would did that to bitcoin's price, also over situation about bitcoin and altcoins around world, showing, that bitcoin probably will back to 10,000$+.  So, before predict something, show first arguments.

As every kid like to play, I think we can teach kids about bitcoin and bitcoin history using an PC game, I like idea about puzzles and how we can show using  this how "mining" works.  Also I think about cartoon, very important  to show  kids pluses of "holding", here will be useful story about 2 pizzas and 10,000 bitcoins, also we can try to show how bad news can react on bitcoin price.

I'm more than sure, that 2018 - year of altcoins and ICOs, and Ethereum (ETH) as currency and  effective platform for the sale of tokens for different projects , seems to be success in 2018, if talk about price, I don't think, ethereum will beat bitcoin's price, but think 1,500$ - 2,500$ possible to reach in 2018, because Vitalik have many of innovations for his project.