Who really uses bitcoin?

[Huobi-USD]

Who really uses bitcoin? and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?
Who doesn't use it? and why does it matter?

[Kazimir]

Who really uses bitcoin?

I do. I buy things with Bitcoin on a daily basis, both online and offline.

and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?

All sorts of different folks, including: tech savvy people, geeks and nerds, anarchists, entrepreneurs, anyone interested in revolution and technological advancements, freelancers in foreign countries with poor banking facilities (there's billions of people with no access to international banking), investors, daytraders, speculators, and people valuing their privacy and independency.

Who doesn't use it?

Old people, bankers, the big audience and general sheeple. The latter mostly due to being ignorant of what Bitcoin is, how it works or why it's important, and equally ignorant of how they're being royally fucked over by their current money system, believing "it just works".

And why does it matter?

Because it's about time the complete and total power and control over the creation of our money and financial infrastructure is being taken away from a handful of banks, and given back to society.

[minerbit hill]

and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?

All sorts of different folks, including: tech savvy people, geeks and nerds, anarchists, entrepreneurs, anyone interested in revolution and technological advancements, freelancers in foreign countries with poor banking facilities (there's billions of people with no access to international banking), investors, daytraders, speculators, and people valuing their privacy and independency.

you forgot to mention the deepnet markets ? typical druggists and illegal weapon suppliers are also into it ...

[OmegaStarScream]

Who really uses bitcoin? and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?
Who doesn't use it? and why does it matter?

All kind of people on all kind of area , however we can't deny the fact that Silk road and deepweb played a big role on Bitcoin growth so bitcoin is actually used in a lot of illegal stuff (less then before with silk road shutdown but still ... )
I myself use it but not that much , I see bitcoin more as an investment for now so I prefer to hold then buy stuff using it & Hopefully that will change in the future .
for what comes to people who don't use it then those would be definitely the banks , even though some banks has shown real interest on Bitcoin like Société General & BNP PARIBAS .

[RustyNomad]

Who really uses bitcoin? and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?
Who doesn't use it? and why does it matter?

Who uses it: I do on a regular basis. I earn in bitcoin and pay what I can for in bitcoin. Since getting a debit card that now means that I pay for almost everything in bitcoin.

The typical user: At present people like us but the numbers are growing and its no longer just tech savvy people.

Who doesn't: Way to many still and this does matter as we need more users to drive adoption even further.

[tom555]

Who really uses bitcoin? and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?
Who doesn't use it? and why does it matter?

a labour,gamers and many people who need additionl money. its i think
but many developer really use bitcoin for more important thing.

[Corealz]

There are certainly a lot of casino users that actively use bitcoin at the moment.

[1Referee]

I do use Bitcoin everyday. My Bitcoin usage at the moment looks like :

# Buying stuff.
# Receiving payments.
# Storing value.
# Paying people for some coding work, etc.

[coinplus]

I do use Bitcoin everyday. My Bitcoin usage at the moment looks like :

# Buying stuff.
# Receiving payments.
# Storing value.
# Paying people for some coding work, etc.

Yes. Medium of exchange and investment opportunity.
Bitcoin now a days mostly used for online transactions for the alternative to Paypal. Where ever Paypal has played a role or not at all available, there would be a big chances for using bitcoin more effectively.

[SFR10]

Who really uses bitcoin?
- Most of people on this forums and many more than are not yet familiar with this forum. Mostly people who are trying to earn money online.

Who is the typical bitcoin user?
- Pretty much anyone as it can't be put in a bracket as it varies really in terms of types of users.

Who doesn't use it?
- Old or non-techy people.

why does it matter?
- it matters because the more people use it , more demands are being created and higher its value gets

[Kazimir]

and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?

All sorts of different folks, including: tech savvy people, geeks and nerds, anarchists, entrepreneurs, anyone interested in revolution and technological advancements, freelancers in foreign countries with poor banking facilities (there's billions of people with no access to international banking), investors, daytraders, speculators, and people valuing their privacy and independency.

you forgot to mention the deepnet markets ? typical druggists and illegal weapon suppliers are also into it ...

Oh, well, since 99.9+% of all drug and weapon business takes place in US Dollars and Euros, I didn't consider that area to be really significant. But sure, I guess it works pretty well for that sort of activity too.

[NorrisK]

There are certainly a lot of casino users that actively use bitcoin at the moment.

I guess This and the blackmarkets are currently the biggest users of bitcoin.

The typical user probably has a General interest in New technology or economics.

[pooya87]

Who really uses bitcoin? and for you Who is the typical bitcoin user?

i think mostly young people who are interested in this new technology are using bitcoin. the rest who own bitcoin are the ones that are trying to make money and i don't consider them as using bitcoin, they are just traders and are in it for the money.

Who doesn't use it? and why does it matter?

older generation and practically people who don't want to get into trying new stuff even if it is better.

this needs to change and bitcoin should be used by everybody not just a group of people if it is to grow big and become mass adopted and replace fiat as we know it.

[erikalui]

Bitcoiners are usually those who are interested in freelance jobs, who want to trade in bitcoins and those who want to sell their stuff for bitcoins. Some are those who are interested in just learning about virtual currency and they mainly mine bitcoins. or me, I use bitcoins as another payment option except PayPal or Payza as many were using this currency instead of PP which can be chargedback easily while bitcoins cannot be chargedback.

[okae]

Who really uses bitcoin?

anybody who understand it, will start to use it immediately, or at least getting involved.

Who is the typical bitcoin user?

this question can be answered by the first answer

Who doesn't use it?

from my point of view, there is only two possible answers to this question:

• anybody who didnt know/understand/beleive it
• anybody with dark interests lol

and why does it matter?

let them not getting involved during the next two years, that why i can get more bitcoins cheaper

[jacee]

Who really uses bitcoin?
All peiole who has bitcoin to hold and spend. They will more likely use it so those are people who does.

Who is the typical bitcoin user?
Someone who uses bitcoin in a daily basis. They earn and spend them. Those are.

Who doesn't use it? and why does it matter?
Obviously those people who don't have any idea what bitcoin is, they don't use it and more likely will never use it not until they have a glimpse of what bitcoins is. It matters because bitcoin needs to be popularize more to everyone. Every person who will be in the bitcoin community is a big major leap on the ongoing grow of our very own bitcoin

[roadbits]

There are certainly a lot of casino users that actively use bitcoin at the moment.

Exactly who ever into the gambling and some hidden activities they are using more as of now and that's why bitcoin will not disappear faster until some other better coins come in for these purposes. And also because of these kind usage bitcoins are not going easily to mainstream. Simple answer to your question is as of now bitcoins are using for mostly illegal deals or to avoid taxes or hide their transaction details.

[leex1528]

I think the typical user is a male late 20's to late 40s. 

The non typical user is someone who is not using technology, (usually) older people.  I know I would have a hard time convincing my grandma to use Bitcoin, she doesn't have a computer, no smart phone, no tablet no internet.  No way she is going to be on Bitcoin ever.

[fewords]

drug dealers mostly.

everyone here seems to forget that lots of shady drug dealers acquired tons of bitcoin way before anybody else thanks to dark markets.
 

[mayax]

drug dealers mostly.

everyone here seems to forget that lots of shady drug dealers acquired tons of bitcoin way before anybody else thanks to dark markets.
 

right. the black market(including HYIPs, cloud mining, etc) +gambling has over 85% from BTC market. The rest of them are speculative traders and people who earning pennies(they are paid to surf, etc) from their online activities.

Why would you use Bitcoin for online shopping? You already have debit cards/credit cards with zero fees and no risk.