I cant see this as good news. Not because it will fall - it wont. It will continue to push through ridiculous levels. So then what happens when people walk around with 100k+++ bitcoins in their pocket? They will buy up real goods and services by the penny. This can only mean prices will shoot up. Inflation because of bitcoin will have a very destructive effect.
Another thing, I do not see banks allowing this especially credit cards. Do you think they want people free from debt? Debtors are the people THEY mine. They wont want to see those slaves freed.
So banks will simply reject / take funds that come from exchanges.
Something will happen to stop this OR it will be allowed to continue so something else can replace fiat. There is something very wrong with what is going on.
Yes there are definitely a few fundamental problems with this continuing the way it is, dont get me wrong Im happy for those who had the forethought to buy BTC early for anti-inflation reasons, and happy for the success.
But I believe right now the minimum transaction fee is $17 to send money, and the network is congested. They would need to get the sidechains working, and have a "master reset" so the price comes down to earth, maybe like a reverse 100:1 reverse split. There is talk of using microsatoshi instead of satoshi also. But the tx fees need to be more like .50 cents again! Not $1.70 or $17.00 thats crazy.
The other thing is I dont think BTC is destroying the USD. Its the other way around, the illuminati are buying BTC because they fear that inflation is going to destroy the dollar soon (IMO). I see the headlines on RT say China and Russia have created an alternate oil exchange to replace NYMEX. That is the harbinger of the end of the dollar. That makes more sense as to why the Bitcoin would rise so fast - its Russia and China ready to kill the dollar.
I would say BBP is a perfect replacement for the small potatoes transactions for now.
Also, its not very cool to see the ground underneath you move 25% per day. This is what it feels like for those in Venzuela who are eating street and zoo animals now because their inflation is 70,000% and they cant afford a pound of flour per day now.
The Bible says in Revelations, the time is coming where it takes 1 days wages to work for a pound of wheat... This is the harbinger.
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I hear you brother. This has been written about 2000+ years ago. State blockchain with hand/forehead wallets are where this is all headed. And people will rush into it because 'free money'. Keep in mind that people marveled at the beast saying who can go against it? Same is being said about bitcoin. Its a precursor to something else that will tie identity to blockchain. People will love it because it will enrich them greatly. They will worship it
Rob - very important idea/question.
You need to allow for custom data to be written into a transaction. I believe that the currently empty 'prayers' field is a possibility. We need a place to enter data that can be encrypted on blockchain.
Why? Because I have a in mind some applications that would benefit from people leaving messages for others. The typical use case is notarization. But I am thinking about something more useful and necessary for a persecuted people in the future.