I found it very hard when I first started using bitcoin. Updating the blockchain on the computer was the hardest thing to do you didn't know what or if it was downloading and also typing and checking your address to make sure its correct.
This is why SPV wallets are so popular, they don't require the download of the entire blockchain. 
Topic: Do you think the use of Bitcoin is kind of complicate? - page 5. (Read 5573 times)
Bitcoin is still more easier to use current available options like internet banking and transfer of money.You need not to learn rocket science to start using Bitcoin.I see Bitcoin more user friendly and easy to use for everyone.
I even think that Bitcoin is easier to use than fiat
With fiat we have to keep the physical money, but with Bitcoin we just have to keep the private key that can be printed on a piece of paper.
With fiat we have to keep the physical money, but with Bitcoin we just have to keep the private key that can be printed on a piece of paper.
I don't think bitcoin is complicate for me. But I can say bitcoin is more complicate than traditional bank system. A Long wallet address and hash make it looks like complicate for most people who don't know about cryptocurrency system. But right now bitcoin is better than five years ago. Many of bitcoin wallet providers have updated to user friendly interface so non-expert can use it without having problem.
Now use of Bitcoin isn't complicated at all.There is lot of information even for new entrants to start using Bitcoin without problems.Most of the people already have heard though everyone of them didn't start using it.I find it user friendly and as easy to now.
yeah, you're right onceessentially you only have to read what it bitcoin, because bitcoin is very easy to understand
Now use of Bitcoin isn't complicated at all.There is lot of information even for new entrants to start using Bitcoin without problems.Most of the people already have heard though everyone of them didn't start using it.I find it user friendly and as easy to now.
of course it is true. but bitcoin is already so much easier than 2-3 years ago. pretty good & fast progress.
true. Ideas take time to mature. even Internet only became used by average joe decades after it was conceived.
For average computer user I think Bitcoin is not complicate, may be with some OS - like Linux Puppy, and wallets Bitcoin use can be complicate 
bitcoin is complicated as a technology if you want to get into all the technological details like what and how mining is.
but the thing is that the end user does not need to know about any of those things. nowadays you can easily open up an account on coinbase for example and easily buy bitcoin and spend it without the need to know any of the technological detail behind it.
but the thing is that the end user does not need to know about any of those things. nowadays you can easily open up an account on coinbase for example and easily buy bitcoin and spend it without the need to know any of the technological detail behind it.
Bitcoin can be complicated years ago, with only Bitcoin-qt (now known as Bitcoin Core) available as wallet. Now, with the rise of SPV clients, synchronization is done in a matter of minutes. The only few things to know about Bitcoin is confirmations, transaction ID and address. The buying process can be complicated if you are trading in an exchange as there are several barriers of verification to go through. For ATMs, only a driver license is needed.
Yes. Till ATM reaches every where, people find some complicated process to buy or sell their bitcoins. I also found too hard to go with bitcoin-qt in my initial days. But that problem is quickly resolved when i chose to go with light weight wallets. Everything in this world has come difficulties. To reach our target, we need to bear those.
i think bitcoin is complicated because it involves alot of technology
to make it secure and to make anonymous transactions
to make it secure and to make anonymous transactions
I think for a newbie to use bitcoins is little bit complicated... But soon it will be out too.. It depends whether he continue to use bitcoins or not....
just as I began to recognize bitcoin, very difficult I understand, but the more I get to know him long learning 
I think for a newbie to use bitcoins is little bit complicated... But soon it will be out too.. It depends whether he continue to use bitcoins or not....
yes of course complicated, if not studied in advance
using something will feel cumbersome if not first learn
using something will feel cumbersome if not first learn
Bitcoin can be complicated years ago, with only Bitcoin-qt (now known as Bitcoin Core) available as wallet. Now, with the rise of SPV clients, synchronization is done in a matter of minutes. The only few things to know about Bitcoin is confirmations, transaction ID and address. The buying process can be complicated if you are trading in an exchange as there are several barriers of verification to go through. For ATMs, only a driver license is needed.
First is the curiosity which make the people to use bitcoin. It is a new thing and different one from the other things they have tried. Then I think that the use of bitcoin is not complicate. At least after learning it. Because at the beginning must be a little patient and to be open mind about the new things. After it would be possible to learn how to use it very easy a very fast.
The average user of computer should be capable to use Bitcoins, receive and send payments. There is nothing magic and this needs to be known to public.
With example of using a creddit card. Who from people using daily credit card does understand how it works. How is secured, how transaction is confirmed etc? But it`s easy to use it and this is what we need. It`s handy.
With example of using a creddit card. Who from people using daily credit card does understand how it works. How is secured, how transaction is confirmed etc? But it`s easy to use it and this is what we need. It`s handy.
I found it very hard when I first started using bitcoin. Updating the blockchain on the computer was the hardest thing to do you didn't know what or if it was downloading and also typing and checking your address to make sure its correct.
Bitcoin is very complicated, that's the reason why it's so secure. The easier to use we can make bitcoin, the more people will use it.
Bitcoin might be complicated in terms of code, but using it is not that complicated. You see, as time passes by, sending and receiving a transaction has been easier and more noob-friendly. Even an average person could do sending/receiving without having a hard time, The complication that you are talking starts when you get yourself involve in setting up a node or other tasks that involves technical and in-depth knowledge on how bitcoin works. In using money, you don't need to know how it works completely, you just need to know how to use it in transacting.
SPV wallets are secure enough though it doesn't have the same functionality as the Core wallet. You can import wallets, send and receive coins just like what the core client can do, and the plus side is you don't need to download a full 40+ GB of data in your computer if you are the type that only needs spending and receiving and not running a node.
The real problem is the security with Bitcoin.
All your money in a file in your computer? This isn't so secure for the common user.
Already happened and will happen again, people losing their HDDs and losing the wallets.
Bitcoin needs an easy way to educate the average joe.
All your money in a file in your computer? This isn't so secure for the common user.
Already happened and will happen again, people losing their HDDs and losing the wallets.
Bitcoin needs an easy way to educate the average joe.
That's the point. The average user has no care about computer security and backups (and never had). If they aren't even capable of creating a good password, why we should expect them to be capable of securing their bitcoins? Some months ago I saw a person accessing his bank account from a photocopy's computer!!!!
Also they don't know how to check the software they download. People downloading compromised wallets from fake websites and losing their bitcoins would start to be a very common issue.
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