I can't believe we made it this far. Shit was scary when mt gox got their bank accounts seized. Now we are officially legitimate. When the fbi sells the coins, it's sealed. Because they can't say thanks for the money, now theyre illegal.
Phase II is now, not price stability, but a solid price floor. I cant wait until the price is impossible to move below $1000. At that point Bitcoin is officially successful and nothing can ever stop it.
Getting replaced? Never. Look at ipv6, its 2014 and its at 0. ThIs forum doesn't even support it and we have amazing coders here. As Andreas said, "it's good enough."
Phase III is love.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs*uhm*
Since when is any modern US institution actually bound to US or international laws ?!
Sorry, hate to spoil the party, that ended many decades ago in the USA. If need be, they make sh*t up on the fly anytime they need to, no matter how ridiculous their storyline may be (they don't care).
Anyway, I'm afraid there's numerous things that can and will stop bitcoin... (that's just my personal assessment). But it's not ready for that yet, the current damage potential is too neglectible to be used and I do hope it's not possible yet in the first place. When it comes, however, it'll come fast&furios.
I sense Phase III being a singularity, a game-changing big bang. Hopefully I'm out before that occurs.
For all those who believe otherwise, I wish the best of luck.