[Another Post-American]

I've been involved with bitcoin since the beginning of 2014, including a year of crypto mining. So I've dodged some bullets (Gox, Mintpal, Coinrush), and taken shrapnel from other crypto-blowups (the Vericoin heist, Vircurex, Silkcoin, etc.), and wanted to share some of what I've learned. One things's for sure, bitcoin is never lacking for drama! :-)

[Another Post-American]

One last ping for a while...

[bkopto]

Have you used any coin-tumbling service? Altcoins?

[HoosierDammit]

Nice summary. Thank you.

[Major Matt Mason]

It figures - just as I'm considering getting into BTC, the price rockets skyward. Story of my (financial) life.

[jjsheridan5]

Bitcoin looks good, from a technological standpoint. But I still can’t see bitcoin ever really taking off as a currency. If people believe that bitcoins will hold their value better than another currency, they have no incentive to spend them. They will spend dollars, and horde bitcoins. If people don’t believe that bitcoin will hold their value, then it has no pressing advantage over other, more widely accepted, currencies. Why take the risk on a new currency, that may or may not ever become widely accepted, if I also believe that the new and risky currency will go down in value?

I am sure that you have run into this argument before. What is the generally accepted response to this, in the bitcoin community?

[DarthFuzball]

Can I have bit coin pings for 100, wink?

[bkopto]

If you have a Bitcoin ping list, please add me. Thanks

[old-ager]

Nice writeup. Add me to your list too, if you don’t mind.
Thanks!