What do you think is killing Bitcoin, if anything is?

[cmbartley]

For ideological reasons Bitcoin will resist the changes necessary to integrate with the existing financial system. This is a problem for the growth of the community. Today I read an article about Bitcoin fueling growth in the online poker world. An hour later I read an article about R3 partnering with Microsoft so that they can work with Ethereum and Ripple.

Reality > Ideology.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/04/microsoft-major-banks-strike-blockchain-deal.html

[CAMOPEJB]

nothing kills bitcoin but maybe altcoins have a chance who knows with the way it's going.

[Novalok]

I think not having a central control for bitcoin causes some problems. It stops it from having a fully defined and planned future.

[Bestwishes745]

nothing kills bitcoin but maybe altcoins have a chance who knows with the way it's going.

No altcoin is just trying to make its place but for competing with bitcoin, altcoin is currently a small kid, bitcoin is adopted as a normal currency by a number of people, while altcoin is adopted by nbly traders mostly.

[X-ray]

I think not having a central control for bitcoin causes some problems. It stops it from having a fully defined and planned future.

bitcoin was created to be a decentralized cryptocurrency, centralized bitcoin will just make bitcoin lost its point,people r sick of bank and government so they're moving to bitcoin

[Laosai]

I think not having a central control for bitcoin causes some problems. It stops it from having a fully defined and planned future.

Dude! Not having a central control for bitcoin is the absolute base of bitcoin! It's like you were complaining it's a digital currency ><

[Pattart]

nothing kills bitcoin but maybe altcoins have a chance who knows with the way it's going.

Lol I don't think so. alternative coin will always be an alternative for bitcoin. they will not be able to make bitcoin die or change. even if the technology is more powerful than even bitcoin (like etherum)
they will not be able to compete with bitcoin

[xxxDD]

I think bitcoin is fine as it is, as long as we find a solution to this blocksize cap soon. Because something needs do be done about it.

It's also the arrogance and stubbornness of bitcoin miners, thinking only of themselves (although that is what you would expect from a decentralised system)

We need to find the perfect balance of democracy and decentralization.

money laundering is the obvious thing that gonna kill bitcoin,

If bitcoin have been used for money laudering much more, maybe some country will do something

[PakistanHockeyfan]

I feel as though the community behind Bitcoin makes a majority of us look like we're all criminals from the deep web. Secondly, the media, consistently claimining that the anonymity behind Bitcoin will turn all of It's occupants into criminals if they're not already.

[eddie13]

Scammers!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hirose UK]

I think time is killing bitcoin... as we are approaching the next phase of bitcoin growth, if we are unable to solve the blocksize issues, bitcoin will died slowly. However, if we work together and overcome the obstacles, time is going to be with us....

yeah, time, aggre with that. as time goes, there's should be a new tech, a new kind of money, a new kind of transaction that will kill bitcoin, IMO

[ripplehd]

if everyone wants to pay higher prices in shops and businesses then so be it they are losing there money and will not get products at a higher discounted rate. Who wants to spend notes all there life they'll easily rip and it is up to governments to change economies. if anyone knows any celebrities who have bitcoin please tell me. The real money is stopping bitcoin from being used more

[Lauda]

An hour later I read an article about R3 partnering with Microsoft so that they can work with Ethereum and Ripple.

Ethereum is a platform. Ripple is horrible.

but maybe altcoins have a chance who knows with the way it's going.

Only for people who hope to get rich quickly because they've missed the initial 'Bitcoin train'. It is highly unlikely that one is going to come close to Bitcoin in terms of adoption in the foreseeable future.

I think not having a central control for bitcoin causes some problems.

This has to be some sort of bad joke as this is wrong on many levels.

Dude! Not having a central control for bitcoin is the absolute base of bitcoin! It's like you were complaining it's a decentralized digital currency ><

FTFY and I concur.

Scammers!!!!!!!!!!!

You can't blame Bitcoin if you get scammed.

[blunderer]

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Scammers!!!!!!!!!!!

You can't blame Bitcoin if you get scammed.

This.
Just like you can't blame a bad neighborhood if you get mugged/raped. The neighborhood is just streets/[abandoned] buildings/poorly-lit alleys. And no jackbooted cops around.
Neighborhoods don't rape people, *people* [who hang in the hood] rape people.

[vasrasus]

You can't blame Bitcoin if you get scammed.

If we have proper insured business dealing with bitcoin, then we will not get scammed. But that is long way away.

[Lauda]

Just like you can't blame a bad neighborhood if you get mugged/raped. The neighborhood is just streets/[abandoned] buildings/poorly-lit alleys. And no jackbooted cops around.
Neighborhoods don't rape people, *people* [who hang in the hood] rape people.

This.
Otherwise it would just be an example of neighborhood discrimination. Judging poor neighborhoods by the dirty people who live there? How dare you!

If we have proper insured business dealing with bitcoin, then we will not get scammed. But that is long way away.

Well, technically there is always a small chance of a possible scam. However, experienced users should usually not have a problem with this (only in rare cases; e.g. someone very trustworthy ends up scamming). I wouldn't say that scams are a big problem for Bitcoin.

[Jeremycoin]

We are the one who killed Bitcoin, if we always doubting Bitcoin then it will shut itself down.

[Lauda]

We are the one who killed Bitcoin, if we always doubting Bitcoin then it will shut itself down.

Bitcoin can't shut itself down, nor can your doubt have a direct effect on whether it is 'up' or 'down'.

[QuestionAuthority]

In the words of the immortal jimbobway, only the users and the devs of Bitcoin can kill it. The devs seem to be trying real hard to kill it. Let's wait and see if they're successful.

[blunderer]

Just like you can't blame a bad neighborhood if you get mugged/raped. The neighborhood is just streets/[abandoned] buildings/poorly-lit alleys. And no jackbooted cops around.
Neighborhoods don't rape people, *people* [who hang in the hood] rape people.

This.
Otherwise it would just be an example of neighborhood discrimination. Judging poor neighborhoods by the dirty people who live there? How dare you!

Preachin' to the choir, brah. Got off the grid, kicked my bankster to the curb; living the dream!
My own bank now 'coz f8ck govvy fiat toilet paper scrip!

<==Me transacting without the need of any third party usurious bankster jooz

... I wouldn't say that scams are a big problem for Bitcoin.

Hell no!