If it was cool, the Chinese would have taken over by now.
Here you can see how we should spin the news.
Wasnt btchina the second largest bitcoin exchange by volume not long ago ?
Topic: Charlie Shrem on National Affairs - Canada TV 4:30 EST Thurs (Read 5594 times)
Here you can see how we should spin the news.
Wasnt btchina the second largest bitcoin exchange by volume not long ago ?
If it was cool, the Chinese would have taken over by now.
Here you can see how we should spin the news.
I keep thinking this thread title says "Charlie Sheen"
Your not the only one:
http://forums.thedailywtf.com/forums/t/26234.aspx
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Also his name sounds a lot like Charlie Sheen, and we all know how crazy he is. Would you trust Charlie Sheen with your money?
Besides for his drug field sex-capades the guy is a multi-mullionare TV star.
I keep thinking this thread title says "Charlie Sheen"
i guarantee you alot of ppl worldwide are sitting up and talking about the recent price rise in Bitcoin. most ppl are interested in money to some degree or another given the last 4 yrs of turmoil and when something starts moving up in price they pay attention.
That's for sure - $6 million rise in total market size over the course of a week? It could easily be tens of thousands of people jumping on board - still a tiny amount overall, but geometric expansions start small. Once more people realize there's an alternative...
i guarantee you alot of ppl worldwide are sitting up and talking about the recent price rise in Bitcoin. most ppl are interested in money to some degree or another given the last 4 yrs of turmoil and when something starts moving up in price they pay attention.
we have had mobile wallet and trading app for quite a while and I don't see mainstream bitcoin usage... something's missing.
Awareness.
Of the people I've talked with across a broad spectrum of industries and disciplines, from a wide age range among management and executives to engineers and investors, there is perhaps low single-digit recognition of Bitcoin. That's including the majority being "I've heard of it" responses. Only a handful, usually younger individuals, actually have had even a rudimentary understanding of how Bitcoin works and what its potential is. Almost all of those consider Bitcoin interesting, but remain guarded, preferring to wait for version 2 or 3, or a 'stable' release.
Until people know the Bitcoin logo as well as even an obscure household brand-name, growth will be an uphill battle. Anonymity and irreversible transactions are just not big selling points for most people. Catch-phrases that speak to what matters to them would go far in getting the initial interest, something like: "Bitcoin: Better Money"; "Bitcoin Doesn't Do Bailouts"; "Bitcoin: Checking & Savings All In One"; "Keep Your Rewards, Pay Lower Fees With Bitcoin".
Great job, I watched it twice
Good point definitely smartphone + tablet wallet and trading app and good bye WU ,PayPal and etc
Good point definitely smartphone + tablet wallet and trading app and good bye WU ,PayPal and etc
we have had mobile wallet and trading app for quite a while and I don't see mainstream bitcoin usage... something's missing.
Great job, I watched it twice
Good point definitely smartphone + tablet wallet and trading app and good bye WU ,PayPal and etc
Good point definitely smartphone + tablet wallet and trading app and good bye WU ,PayPal and etc
In Prague he said something along the lines: "You guys need to be on the phone, if you're not on the phone, you go down.". I just remembered this. Hmm, did we achieve this goal sufficiently already with bitcoinspinner, blockchain.info wallet, electrum4a,... ?
If by on the phone he meant smart phone, obviously yes, we'll be covering this aspect. If he meant analog line, I don't get it .
First of all good Job! One of the best Bitcoin introductions i have seen!
I think David Birch makes an excellent Bitocoin antagonist. He has a good knowledge of the payments industry, looks "old enough" to be the grumpy old guy, and he does not dismiss it completely. i have also never hear him bitch about the whole "black market" thingie.
What he will get soon is the whole point of Bitcoin is not that it is anonymous but pseudonymous and you have to work hard to use it anonymously. (purchase with cash/tor/laundry etc..)
Similarly, there's no point in raising the ire of David Birch when he's actually doing service for bitcoin in this interview. He gave it some credibility. We don't need to convince him. We don't need to convince anyone. We just need to present the facts.
In the mean time, let's pick our fights.
In the mean time, let's pick our fights.
I think David Birch makes an excellent Bitocoin antagonist. He has a good knowledge of the payments industry, looks "old enough" to be the grumpy old guy, and he does not dismiss it completely. i have also never hear him bitch about the whole "black market" thingie.
What he will get soon is the whole point of Bitcoin is not that it is anonymous but pseudonymous and you have to work hard to use it anonymously. (purchase with cash/tor/laundry etc..)
David is a great guy, and I've spoken to him on many occasions. His beliefs boil down to the same as most of us. He believes that we are at the end of a fiat era and government currencies. He believes Bitcoin is a FANTASTIC example and probably the largest adoption of a universal cross-border collective currency.
The only difference is, he leaves the door open by saying Bitcoin may not be the final product rather its a work in progress. I know many of us believe this same thing, we dub it the 'Bitcoin 2.0'
-Charlie
In Prague he said something along the lines: "You guys need to be on the phone, if you're not on the phone, you go down.". I just remembered this. Hmm, did we achieve this goal sufficiently already with bitcoinspinner, blockchain.info wallet, electrum4a,... ?
Very nice job!
Good job man! 
First of all good Job! One of the best Bitcoin introductions i have seen!
I think David Birch makes an excellent Bitocoin antagonist. He has a good knowledge of the payments industry, looks "old enough" to be the grumpy old guy, and he does not dismiss it completely. i have also never hear him bitch about the whole "black market" thingie.
What he will get soon is the whole point of Bitcoin is not that it is anonymous but pseudonymous and you have to work hard to use it anonymously. (purchase with cash/tor/laundry etc..)
Similarly, there's no point in raising the ire of David Birch when he's actually doing service for bitcoin in this interview. He gave it some credibility. We don't need to convince him. We don't need to convince anyone. We just need to present the facts.
In the mean time, let's pick our fights.
In the mean time, let's pick our fights.
I think David Birch makes an excellent Bitocoin antagonist. He has a good knowledge of the payments industry, looks "old enough" to be the grumpy old guy, and he does not dismiss it completely. i have also never hear him bitch about the whole "black market" thingie.
What he will get soon is the whole point of Bitcoin is not that it is anonymous but pseudonymous and you have to work hard to use it anonymously. (purchase with cash/tor/laundry etc..)
David is a great guy, and I've spoken to him on many occasions. His beliefs boil down to the same as most of us. He believes that we are at the end of a fiat era and government currencies. He believes Bitcoin is a FANTASTIC example and probably the largest adoption of a universal cross-border collective currency.
The only difference is, he leaves the door open by saying Bitcoin may not be the final product rather its a work in progress. I know many of us believe this same thing, we dub it the 'Bitcoin 2.0'
-Charlie
First of all good Job! One of the best Bitcoin introductions i have seen!
I think David Birch makes an excellent Bitocoin antagonist. He has a good knowledge of the payments industry, looks "old enough" to be the grumpy old guy, and he does not dismiss it completely. i have also never hear him bitch about the whole "black market" thingie.
What he will get soon is the whole point of Bitcoin is not that it is anonymous but pseudonymous and you have to work hard to use it anonymously. (purchase with cash/tor/laundry etc..)
Similarly, there's no point in raising the ire of David Birch when he's actually doing service for bitcoin in this interview. He gave it some credibility. We don't need to convince him. We don't need to convince anyone. We just need to present the facts.
In the mean time, let's pick our fights.
In the mean time, let's pick our fights.
I think David Birch makes an excellent Bitocoin antagonist. He has a good knowledge of the payments industry, looks "old enough" to be the grumpy old guy, and he does not dismiss it completely. i have also never hear him bitch about the whole "black market" thingie.
What he will get soon is the whole point of Bitcoin is not that it is anonymous but pseudonymous and you have to work hard to use it anonymously. (purchase with cash/tor/laundry etc..)
Good job. It's probably one the first time ever one can see a fair treatment of bitcoin in a mass media.
When they ask what is Bitcoin backed by, the best response is to ask back what is gold backed by, and whatever clever answer they can come up with you can 100% guaranteed just as well apply it to Bitcoin, it's that simple.
They will say gold is shiny, is used for jewelry and in computers. Oh, and that it has couple millenias of history.And you can say back Bitcoin is cool, is used to instantly transfer value across the globe for dirt cheap without middlemen, solves the two generals problem of consensus, ect ect
see how that works?
I did say that!
Cut me some slack lol, I was so nervous. They didn't tell me it was live until I sat in the chair
Oh no no, dude I wasn't criticizing you.. I was speaking in general and replying to Blitz
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A independent world currency is needed since a single countrys currency should not be a world currency.
Even UN recognize this and Bitcoin could be that currency as no country owns it and it spreads all over the world via internet.
A independent world currency is needed since a single countrys currency should not be a world currency.
Even UN recognize this and Bitcoin could be that currency as no country owns it and it spreads all over the world via internet.
Im glad the UN cant control bitcoin either....
You did great, not many would had done a better job.
I agree that a better answer to what backs Bitcoin is important, when you think about it, this is probably the nr 1 worry people have about Bitcoin. I dont think it should be sold in, as a replacement for FIAT money, but as a compliment that is needed so people can easily trade across the globe. People will have a easier time with accepting that as a good thing.
As for what Bitcoin is backed by I would say this.
Bitcoin is the first time ever that the internet have a independent currency that works like cash and cant be copied.
Its backed by many things but one of the most important is that its they only currency in the world with a limited supply, which makes it keeps its value over time.
This is possible because Bitcoin does not need to cater for a single country. FIAT currencies are forced to decrease in value constantly, since they must make sure that people in the country spend them and that the country have good export and tourism industry. With a to high value of FIAT the countries export industry will suffer.
This creates a race among countries to allways keep printing new money to push the value of their currency down.
But Bitcoin is independent as it does not represent a single country and can thus instead increase in value.
So over a ten year period your dollar might lose 30% of its value, But Bitcoin will gain 30% in value. So you would have gained 60% on putting some money in Bitcoin.
This gives bitcoin longterm value as this increase should go on for many years.
A independent world currency is needed since a single countrys currency should not be a world currency.
Even UN recognize this and Bitcoin could be that currency as no country owns it and it spreads all over the world via internet.
I agree that a better answer to what backs Bitcoin is important, when you think about it, this is probably the nr 1 worry people have about Bitcoin. I dont think it should be sold in, as a replacement for FIAT money, but as a compliment that is needed so people can easily trade across the globe. People will have a easier time with accepting that as a good thing.
As for what Bitcoin is backed by I would say this.
Bitcoin is the first time ever that the internet have a independent currency that works like cash and cant be copied.
Its backed by many things but one of the most important is that its they only currency in the world with a limited supply, which makes it keeps its value over time.
This is possible because Bitcoin does not need to cater for a single country. FIAT currencies are forced to decrease in value constantly, since they must make sure that people in the country spend them and that the country have good export and tourism industry. With a to high value of FIAT the countries export industry will suffer.
This creates a race among countries to allways keep printing new money to push the value of their currency down.
But Bitcoin is independent as it does not represent a single country and can thus instead increase in value.
So over a ten year period your dollar might lose 30% of its value, But Bitcoin will gain 30% in value. So you would have gained 60% on putting some money in Bitcoin.
This gives bitcoin longterm value as this increase should go on for many years.
A independent world currency is needed since a single countrys currency should not be a world currency.
Even UN recognize this and Bitcoin could be that currency as no country owns it and it spreads all over the world via internet.
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