what are the catalysts for bitcoin 2014 ?

[kaysersoze]

- currency crisis in a  major country ( unfortunately latest events  in argentina hasn't resulted in a big usage increase for reasons I dont' understand)

-  Major retailers such as Amazon rumoured starting to accept within this year.

- Adoption in emerging markets starts to take off

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[ChuckBuck]

-US based Bitcoin exchange launching

-A major celebrity or athlete plugging or supporting Bitcoin

-Winklevoss ETF

-Google incorporates Bitcoin into their wallet

[keithers]

-US based Bitcoin exchange launching

-A major celebrity or athlete plugging or supporting Bitcoin

-Winklevoss ETF

-Google incorporates Bitcoin into their wallet

Coinmkt launched, which i believe is a USA based exchange. I went over there and there isn't much volume yet.

[kthejung]

-the recent Target card hacks (showing a vulnerability with the current magnetic card system)

-increasing demand for easy, quick online payments without the hassle of entering info (online games or vids)

-the persistent and increasing mistrust consumers have of entering personal info online for credit card payments

-increased access of smart phones by consumers

-consumer desire for an "internet cash" either for small purchases from unproven vendor or legal discreet purchases



Even if something relatively small, such as the Playstation Network, adopting bitcoins could rapidly increase popularity.  It could be used to buy game downloads or for items within a game.  In GTA 5, $20 USD is equivalent to like $100,000 in game money that people use to buy condos and cars in the virtual world.

[yitingyou]

  not forest..