Speculate about the year 2020

[Siegfried]

GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR

Is there such a thing as non-thermo nuclear war?

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[hieroglyph]

Quantum computing takes over the mining game and raises the difficulty to mine astronomically in a short period.  That mixed with high electricity prices cuts the average Bitcoiner out off the mining game completely .   

[MilesJohan]

Quantum computing takes over the mining game and raises the difficulty to mine astronomically in a short period.  That mixed with high electricity prices cuts the average Bitcoiner out off the mining game completely .   

Some alien might just come and start mining with their USB size machine which speed is 1000 PH/s...

[smoothie]

I think in the year 2020 one BTC will be worth around $500 (USD-2011). In nominal terms that might come around 700 to 1000, I expect inflation to be picking up. Millibitcoin will be used for small transactions.

Somehow it seems this particular prediction (500$) is about to become reality in November 2013. Most people simply have no vision.

Even I was modest on my year-end prediction at..$400. LOL

Not a problem. 

[romerun]

in 2020, we all get older

[Feneusens]

in 2020, we all get older

No we get younger by some stem cell technology...

[cryptocoinmkt.com]

The for profit american prisons have turned into slave camps/merchants.

The "police" are thugs looking for new slaves at any excuse - except if you are white or (especially) if you are rich.

Lots of NGOs have become independent villages/states, though only in areas the government doesn't have the resources to oppress - ie. slightly hippie-ish/Amish communes in deserts and such.


BTC and TOR are used to avoid detection by police in most cases.

This sounds like some parts of the United States today. Forget 2020, it is already here.

By year 2020 the U.S will run the federal debt well over 20 Trillion dollars from todays 16.3 Trillion.
Can anyone say "Weimar Germany" hyper inflation.

[AnonyMint]

You probably won't like my predictions:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=349869.msg3760634#msg3760634
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=349869.msg3755466#msg3755466

I'd like to see how you can make them funny.

I have an insight that might be more appealing to you:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=336350.msg3736243#msg3736243