What political trap is Bitcoin going to face in the future

[Amphenomenon]

Take away "average mainstream American investors" and Bitcoin won't "die", but it certainly will retreat in price by 90% or more.

90% is too much and like an exaggeration except an actual state otherwise. Definitely the price will drop down but not to that extent and if such scenario occur the reaction from others outside US will be both ways (positive & negative) but the positive will outweigh the other, more will want to take the opportunity to invest more.

[Alonso_]

It’s a very interesting scenario considering that bitcoin is decentralized, which means that bitcoin can always be controlled by political news and when we hear news of war this are the things that affects bitcoin and makes bitcoin to come down immediately, so there is nothing that anyone can do about situations like that, but what we can only do as an investor is to keep buying bitcoin, which is the encouragement that we have when investing in bitcoin, I have been investing in bitcoin for a long time, and when there are political news we end up having a problem with the Volatility nature of bitcoin.

[Outhue]

Simple, all you need to do is think about every move that trump and his family pulled since he got elected as the president of the united states, and flip it over, what would have happened to crypto if Trump was an anti-crypto? It would have been devastating, Trump is different, if he made up his mind to kill crypto it's will have big impact.

As for Bitcoin there is nothing he can do about that, he will try his best but Bitcoin will still survive, they will release FUD and make sure that Nakamoto was Epstein, they can add this up in those files and then put a permanent ban on Bitcoin, I wouldn't care too much because I am not living in the U.S.

[fikrett]

It’s a very interesting scenario considering that bitcoin is decentralized, which means that bitcoin can always be controlled by political news and when we hear news of war this are the things that affects bitcoin and makes bitcoin to come down immediately, so there is nothing that anyone can do about situations like that, but what we can only do as an investor is to keep buying bitcoin, which is the encouragement that we have when investing in bitcoin, I have been investing in bitcoin for a long time, and when there are political news we end up having a problem with the Volatility nature of bitcoin.

It's not control of BTC, it's an effect of the global situation / group of people / etc. on it.

That's natural because BTC is decentralized, nobody can control it

[RibbonRaptor]

Simple, all you need to do is think about every move that trump and his family pulled since he got elected as the president of the united states, and flip it over, what would have happened to crypto if Trump was an anti-crypto? It would have been devastating, Trump is different, if he made up his mind to kill crypto it's will have big impact.

As for Bitcoin there is nothing he can do about that, he will try his best but Bitcoin will still survive, they will release FUD and make sure that Nakamoto was Epstein, they can add this up in those files and then put a permanent ban on Bitcoin, I wouldn't care too much because I am not living in the U.S.

Politics can definitely affect crypto, but it's usually more about regulation than destruction. Governments can influence things like exchanges, taxes, and access to fiat. That can slow adoption or create fear in the market. But bitcoin itself is hard to "kill" because it runs globally and isnt controlled by one country.

Even if a major country turns against crypto, the impact is usually seen in how its regulated, not in stopping bitcoin itself. You'll often see tighter rules on exchanges, more user monitoring and some panic in the market for a while, but bitcoin as a network keeps running.

So the real issue isn't it disappearing, but how harder or easier it becomes for people for people to access and use it depending on where they are.

[legiteum]

Politics can definitely affect crypto, but it's usually more about regulation than destruction. Governments can influence things like exchanges, taxes, and access to fiat. That can slow adoption or create fear in the market. But bitcoin itself is hard to "kill" because it runs globally and isnt controlled by one country.

Even if a major country turns against crypto, the impact is usually seen in how its regulated, not in stopping bitcoin itself. You'll often see tighter rules on exchanges, more user monitoring and some panic in the market for a while, but bitcoin as a network keeps running.

So the real issue isn't it disappearing, but how harder or easier it becomes for people for people to access and use it depending on where they are.

A single tweet by Trump could send the price of Bitcoin down by 50%. One Executive Order could send it down by 95%.

Yes, you can't "kill" Bitcoin because things like child porn networks still exist even though all of the world's governments are after them, but they can certainly make it so that only a few thousand people in the whole world will dare touch Bitcoin, which would drive the price down by 99.99%.

[Curious T]

The total bitcoin market cap is about 1.4 trillion dollars, and the total US debt is about 38 trillion dollars. How much debt will they pay from whatever amount of Bitcoin they hold? If they plan on holding till their holding becomes significant in relation to their debt, that means they would need to hold and keep buying for decades, so at that point, their selling won't matter much. That plan would not be a very smart one. Everybody has their reasons for being pro Bitcoin.

The political trap I hope doesn't happen for Bitcoin is for it to become so significant in future to an extent that it begins to be a serious competition for local currencies, and then the government starts banning it in order to save their currencies.

[Rabata]

No one can control bitcoin if they want as it is decentralized currency, even if Donald Trump or America wants. It is true that if they try, they can control it to some extent, but it is not directly possible, they can influence it indirectly. We know that those who have a large amount of Bitcoin can help Bitcoin fall by increasing additional selling pressure. If such a hype is created, people will panic and sell Bitcoin, which will cause the price of Bitcoin to fall. Similarly, when big investors are in their control, it is also possible if they influence them to buy again. At that time, the demand for Bitcoin will increase, so the price will easily increase. However, over time, this opportunity is also gradually diminishing because people around the world now understand Bitcoin much better and they understand the benefits of holding it. Therefore, if someone tries to control it artificially, that purpose will no longer be successful.

[legiteum]

No one can control bitcoin if they want as it is decentralized currency, even if Donald Trump or America wants. It is true that if they try, they can control it to some extent, but it is not directly possible, they can influence it indirectly. We know that those who have a large amount of Bitcoin can help Bitcoin fall by increasing additional selling pressure. If such a hype is created, people will panic and sell Bitcoin, which will cause the price of Bitcoin to fall. Similarly, when big investors are in their control, it is also possible if they influence them to buy again. At that time, the demand for Bitcoin will increase, so the price will easily increase. However, over time, this opportunity is also gradually diminishing because people around the world now understand Bitcoin much better and they understand the benefits of holding it. Therefore, if someone tries to control it artificially, that purpose will no longer be successful.

That's magical thinking. If the US made Bitcoin illegal, or passed laws that made it harder to get or hold, the price would go down drastically and never recover. Today's Bitcoin price is based on it being 100% legal in every situation.