Yeh wow. Pretty cool that you found it. I dont understand why they would hurt the network like this though? Also a bit worrying that anyone could do this if they have enough money to do so. Are there any solutions to prevent this?

You can go into coinmarketcap and see the list of different price sources:
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There are also bitcoin ATM's if you want to do it in person. The best way IMO is to find someone and trade with them. That way you can learn as well.

May relate:
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Kudos for putting in the effort to open this for opinion and corrections. I will share this with a few friends.

Well said mate. For me, i could see this from many angles. Another example would be internet browsers. Some people know that chrome is a fork from Chromium (the true and original, open source browser which google turned into Chrome and removed its beautiful security features), but unfortunately most of the world seems to only know Chrome. Then there is Firefox which is also great, followed by Safari, IE etc. They all exist because of various reasons - whether its monopoly, standardisation of systems, deals with manufacturers etc - but regardless of personal opinion or devotion, they do all exist. It would be silly to think Chromium - or any other one - should be the one and only. They all open the gate for choice and that is the most important part. I know from experience that some people do not want 0.2 of a bitcoin, but would much rather have +30K GRC instead - psychology of numbers.

With the introduction of shapeshift, one doesnt even need to worry about it anymore. Eventually people will see which suits their needs and in most cases i would assume Bitcoin would be the most useful (IMO).

if gravity didnt exist, we could all fly. Whats your point?

There are over 700 other coins to choose from. I like those odds a lot better than fiat

https://coinmarketcap.com/

^^ have a browse and see which one would suit the moment.

Just read this:
https://www.wired.com/2016/06/fastest-supercomputer-sunway-taihulight/

They dont "control" bitcoin they have "control" over a lot more than that. So bitcoin is a small fragment of the concern.

Saying you dont need altcoins is extremely myopic. Its like facebook saying "we dont need twitter or instagram" or skype saying "we dont need whatsapp, viber, signal etc..." because we should be the one and only.

If you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, you will see that having all these different services and branches only strengthens the entire cryptosphere. We need as many different possibilities as we can get (IMO). Not everyone is in love with bitcoin and we should be open to that, but perhaps they are open to decentralized storage like STORJ or other platforms like Synereo etc.

Dogs were bred and evolved - manually, but there are other natural occurrences as well - from wolves. This doesnt mean that wolves had to die out. If it works, it works. Darwin's theory of evolution kicks in here.

Nice, hope you do well

Also, maybe have a look into: http://www.synereo.com/

You may be able to learn something from them or add to your own idea.

Very good point! Cheers for that. Do you think you could please source those numbers?

Keep in mind that Bitcoin is divisible to eight decimal places. So:

"There are really 2,099,999,997,690,000 (just over 2 quadrillion) maximum possible atomic units in the bitcoin system."

Source: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Myths

So when the time comes, i would - just a guess - think that people would not even mention ONE bitcoin, but rather in smaller parts. Same as Gold being spoken about in ounces rather than Kilos, as it makes it easier to relate to for the average person and trading. So with this in mind, you can see that they have thought about it quite well

The best example of this i can give you is Windows vs. Linux

Windows:
Mobiles
Personal Computers
Servers
Gaming Consoles


VS

Linux (Open Source):
Mobiles, Tablets
Personal Computers
Data Centers / Web Servers
Super Computers
Satellites
Televisions
Cameras
Robots
Etc. SAME LINUX KERNEL

Ofcourse it can. You can also use gift vouchers, prepaid visa cards and of course normal cash as a method of money laundering. Bitcoin is not exempt from it. This of course is an extremely minimal aspect of what Bitcoin could be used for. There are mixers and many other methods of bypassing the user information being extracted and identified, and if one was smart enough they could make sure that it could not be traced back to them, but such a person would be able to do the same with many other forms of currency.

Anything is possible in this world, though with that in mind, i would consider the following:

- Bitcoin has a huge community of investors, developers etc who continuously seek to resolve any issues. Imagine if you invested in a bitcoin based startup, or even directly into purchasing bitcoins for yourself. You would do your best to promote and protect it.

- Furthermore, hackers, banks and other organizations who may feel "threatened" by bitcoin or simply just want to extract wealth from it, are always on the lookout for faults to do so. This means it has grown and evolved in an environment that naturally demands the network to be kept secure and safe. You can relate this to any living specie, the ones that have grown in a rough / hard environment which is continuously attempting to kill it off, will usually grow to be extremely robust and strong - given they survive it.

Many other ways to look at is, though just some thought  

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