I wouldn't be surprised if it took something major ie etfs going live to public investors. Tons of people don't have a clue what bitcoin really is...its more of buzzword, I am suggesting to any of my friends who want to invest that they truly understand what it is. Read the whitepaper read about the wallets etc.
I agree with you Davyd05 that regular people do NOT really have much of a clue about BTC (and even otherwise informed people) - however, the whitepaper and reading about wallets is probably NOT going to get "regular" people excited.. well, probably NOT.
However, there are various resources for beginner bitcoiners. I think almost all bitcoin exchanges, and blockchain and other bitcoin websites have FAQs and also bitcoin information for beginner sections.
Certainly, I am NO successful evangelist regarding these kinds of beginning bitcoin matters; however, i did put together an e-mail that I sent to several people who I thought may have been interested in investing in BTC, and my introductory e-mail has several of the basics about BTC and links to beginner information sources.
I must have sent my e-mail to more than 50 people; however, I do NOT know about any of them who have actually taken action to set up a bitcoin account and to buy a bitcoin (or even a fraction thereof). I had a few more than 10 out of those about 50 people ask me further questions about bitcoin and to engage in detailed conversations with me and each of them almost seemed as if they were interested in taking the next step to set up an account or something... but NOTHING, yet (NOT that I know of).
It seems that "regular" people are fairly disinclined to get involved, in spite of the various good pieces of news and the increased number of large vendors coming on board; however, if we get another bubble to the $1k or $2k price range, some "regular" heads may begin to turn and some "regular peeps" may begin to open up accounts.. and buy some BTC.
yeah i've gone from the "you poor fool....this bitcoin sounds the equiv of you trying to get me into amway .ie ponzi scheme" (last fall)
to
"you poor foo....er what ....you made what.......again you made what?.....now I'm in the chilly silence phase..it is just NOT brought up in 'civilized conversation"
my next step in the above (I hope) is
'heard ebay/paypal and the nasdaq (facebook twins ETF fund) is doing bitcoin now ..how to I buy some again?...and WHY did you not tell me about this?
You should have forced me to buy some back last year (denial as a force in memory will be great among the unwashed non early bitcoin belivers me thinks)
silly hairless human primates we are all greedy little monkeys!
but yeah I'm currently in stage 2 above ...i feel the shunned in the manner with my bitcoin choices the same amount as a pregnant amish girl...the experience
imho is similar....would like some action on the ebay/paypal front etc...just so I can get this giant red B that is sewn on my chest off ..tired of being pointed
at with giggles (well it an't that bad but there is a 'deafening silence' from my friends about bitcoin that DID NOT get any last fall when it was $150 usd thou
whatever this won't matter after the massive alien space invasion of 2015 anyway
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