No one was using it before except the notable pizza and that's people on the dark/deep web used it as a means of currency because it's in favor of them. But as time goes by, it's also applicable in mainstream usage like what we're doing right now.
While some people and even gov'ts think that bitcoin is just for that kind of use. But they don't want to analyze on how wide the use of bitcoin right now and its adoption keeps increasing because it's applicable as an alternative payment for digital transactions.
Exactly, because on its early years, the pizza guy wanted to proved something. Remember that he was one of the earliest developer and have constant communication with Satoshi himself. But as time goes by bitcoin really evolved and became an alternative payments options but then again the question on fees and the speed of how it was confirmed by question. That's why LN was created and introduce to solved this one drawback.
So I'm still positive that in the next 10 years, bitcoin will continue to exist. There might be a lot of test and bumps along the way. But it has proved itself to be resilient to any negativity so I will not be surprised it will be globally adopted.
Is laszlo is one of the earliest developer that contacted satoshi? I didn't know about that though.
Those who questioned about the fees, where are they right now? they keep on crying about it but they can't pull down the greatness of bitcoin. It's strength is incomparable, it's an all in all system. You take the money, you take the payment scheme, as in all in.
Bitcoin is here to stay, it haven't reached many countries yet and those doubtfuls will recognize its strength.
Sorry for the late reply @sunsilk but yes, Laszlo has prior contact with Satoshi before he disappear. You can read it here:
https://bitcoinist.com/discovering-satoshi-nakamoto-laszlo-hanyecz-says-bitcoin-creator-was-an-eccentric-character/I thought bitcoin was awesome, and I wanted to be involved, but I had a regular developing job. Nakamoto would send me emails like ‘Hey, can you fix this bug?’ ‘Hey, can you do this?
He’d say, ‘Hey, the west side’s down,’ or ‘We have these bugs — we need to fix this.’ I’d be like, we? We’re not a team. I thought that it was approval from him, that maybe he accepted me as a member. But I didn’t want the responsibility. I didn’t really understand all of the forces that were going on at the time.
But its too late, bitcoin has gained so much in the last ten years that his name is synonymous to the
"Pizza Guy" and part of the history already.
