bitcoin is not volatile, and it's value is not volatile, only the price is volatile
I believe in the technology to a point, but for it to be a widely accepted currency it needs to be fairly stable. Would you accept your paycheck only in BTC at this point? Could you survive only using it to exchange for goods & services instead of your local fiat? 
Topic: Is bitcoin too volatile? (Read 7933 times)
bitcoin is not volatile, and it's value is not volatile, only the price is volatile
You are implying Bitcoin has inherent value regardless price.
So how do you set Bitcoin's purchasing power if you are saying its not volatile? one day you can buy a house with your Bitcoin, the other only a car.
Its volatile, price and purchasing power is all that matters at the end of the day.
bitcoin is not volatile, and it's value is not volatile, only the price is volatile
At this point it without a doubt is too volatile. But we are still in a early stage.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
A swizz employee living in france got his spending power increased by 30 % last week. A french empoloyee living in Schweiz got his spending power reduced. Only regulated currencies, no bitcoins involved. Regulators can not fix that, any more than daytraders. Probably, the market can do the regulation better. Stable value of money is an illusion, has always been.
I don't live in Turkey, I just run it.
I could tell you, but I prefer to be maximally anonymous here, so I can express myself freely. Anyway, a friend of a friend is hired by a swiss company, but lives in france.
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WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
A swizz employee living in france got his spending power increased by 30 % last week. A french empoloyee living in Schweiz got his spending power reduced. Only regulated currencies, no bitcoins involved. Regulators can not fix that, any more than daytraders. Probably, the market can do the regulation better. Stable value of money is an illusion, has always been.
I don't live in Turkey, I just run it.
I could tell you, but I prefer to be maximally anonymous here, so I can express myself freely. Anyway, a friend of a friend is hired by a swiss company, but lives in france.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
A swizz employee living in france got his spending power increased by 30 % last week. A french empoloyee living in Schweiz got his spending power reduced. Only regulated currencies, no bitcoins involved. Regulators can not fix that, any more than daytraders. Probably, the market can do the regulation better. Stable value of money is an illusion, has always been.
I don't live in Turkey, I just run it.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
A swizz employee living in france got his spending power increased by 30 % last week. A french empoloyee living in Schweiz got his spending power reduced. Only regulated currencies, no bitcoins involved. Regulators can not fix that, any more than daytraders. Probably, the market can do the regulation better. Stable value of money is an illusion, has always been.
I don't live in Turkey, I just run it.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
A swizz employee living in france got his spending power increased by 30 % last week. A french empoloyee living in Schweiz got his spending power reduced. Only regulated currencies, no bitcoins involved. Regulators can not fix that, any more than daytraders. Probably, the market can do the regulation better. Stable value of money is an illusion, has always been.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
A swizz employee living in france got his spending power increased by 30 % last week. A french empoloyee living in Schweiz got his spending power reduced. Only regulated currencies, no bitcoins involved. Regulators can not fix that, any more than daytraders. Probably, the market can do the regulation better. Stable value of money is an illusion, has always been.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations.Regulation is anathema to Bitcoin. Better to have a volatile, unregulated cryptocurrency than a stable, regulated one.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
It's not the same tho. Dollar is under severe regulations, Bitcoin is true free market, so not sure if it can be as stable without extreme regulations. 
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
BTC is the dominate currency at the moment. When it becomes bigger, it will be stable against other fiats.
WHen the US Colonies were first established each State had it's own currency, and exchange rates were likely a bit volatile. It wasn't until a single currency (the Dollar) emerged that things settled down. It's possible we're seeing the same with cryptocurrencies today...with the difference being that the strong contender to be the single cryptocurrency already exists, bitcoin.
the funny thing about volatility is that you never see anyone complaining about it when the direction is up.
True enough. Of course, why would anyone complain on getting a profit?
Up or down, volatility is a problem because it scares off future users.
It was always the case with bitcoin and volatility will be tagged with bitcoin as long as it remains in the market. I guess, that's something we have to live with.
the funny thing about volatility is that you never see anyone complaining about it when the direction is up.
True enough. Of course, why would anyone complain on getting a profit?
Up or down, volatility is a problem because it scares off future users. 
yes, it's too "hacker volatile", exchange should adopt a more secure system, less hole ecc...
they are also the one that caused the dumping
they are also the one that caused the dumping
No, it's not too volatile. It's actually well within reason and there are many profiting from the price swings. BTC isn't going anywhere. The only way it would be too volatile is if it were to vanish.
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