What is Bitcoin's next catalyst for growth ? - page 2.

Mjbmonetarymetals

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Snoopdog mel b Accepting Bitcoin , who's next Justin bieber Grin

http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/mel-b-accepting-bitcoin-currency-for-new-single/10856802

I agree adoption by a large supermarket chain would be great for Bitcoin Maybe thats 18-24 months away

If eBay offer Bitcoin as a payment method they are going to add a percent fee likely 1-2% but it'll still make bitcoin's price explode to the upside.

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Quote from: empoweoqwj on December 11, 2013, 04:07:54 AM

I agree about the supermarket chain, or 7-11. I'm sure as bitcoin goes more mainstream in 2014 one supermarket chain will give it a go, they are all desperate to give people a reason to shop at their place instead of Tesco or Walmart.

What about charities? People really trust (some) charities. It would be great if the biggest ones would start accepting bitcoin donations. I can't do my Xmas shopping with bitcoins, but I would certainly like to donate some coinage at christmas to a worthy cause.

charities are a publicity stunt. in the end unless there were water companies / food ration companies (the back bone of a true charity) that accepts bitcoin. then all a charity is doing is 'flipping' bitcoin for FIAT.
bitcoins linked to charity only helps the middle men that exchange the coin to fiat.

we need manufacturing and 'suppliers' to take bitcoin. at consumer level supermarkets are the suppliers to customers and the main employers of most towns these days, but in the end we need the food manufacturers themselves to also take bitcoin, thus allowing the circulation of bitcoin to keep going right back to the supply chain, <- supermarket, <- customers, <- their employers and full circle back to the factories/supermarkets which pay their employees in bitcoins received from the products they sell..

the only true success of bitcoin charity is seans outpost. which is where it is clearly seen that bitcoins get as close to 'frontline' needs as they can get, where near on 100% of bitcoin value is converted into produce for the end user (the homeless)

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Quote from: Mjbmonetarymetals on December 10, 2013, 02:26:41 PM

Quote from: TheJacob on December 10, 2013, 11:13:30 AM

What was its last catalyst for "growth"?

Mostly just rampant speculation. Hopefully someone will find/create a use for bitcoins that doesn't exist yet. I don't think a widespread adoption of bitcoin by merchants is very likely to happen anytime soon.

Exchanges that aren't awful would probably help.

Well china is/was the last catalyst for growth from $200, I would call this adoption rather than speculation alone, there's still enormous scope for growth yet across the globe

As Bitcoin increases in value more and more online retailers will naturally want to tap into this group of Bitcoin holders ... Speaking of which - shameless plug "imore" now accepts Bitcoin supporting such as these will help speed up Bitcoin adoption.

http://www.imore.com/imore-store-now-accepting-bitcoin

i disagree. the last impetus for a large rally was when the u.s. senate hearings were positive. it happened concurrently with china's entry to the game though.

i think we are early in the mainstream adoption stage, as the average person is more and more hearing about what bitcoin is.

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I agree about the supermarket chain, or 7-11. I'm sure as bitcoin goes more mainstream in 2014 one supermarket chain will give it a go, they are all desperate to give people a reason to shop at their place instead of Tesco or Walmart.

What about charities? People really trust (some) charities. It would be great if the biggest ones would start accepting bitcoin donations. I can't do my Xmas shopping with bitcoins, but I would certainly like to donate some coinage at christmas to a worthy cause.

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Argentina is the next big adoption scenario, because right now there is a huge demand for capital flight.

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Lux e tenebris

poor figures reported by western union

Scotland adopts bitcoin

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Quote from: zimmah on December 10, 2013, 02:55:35 PM

the next mayor catalyst for growth will probably be a large supermarket chain accepting bitcoins

+1

something like walmart, tesco. or 711 where you can get items for general living/lifestyle, thats when bitcoin will become an everyday use currency

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Quote from: qwerty555 on December 10, 2013, 11:14:56 PM

If we are talking about rapid growth apart from what has already been stated

- any top 3 major social network site and/or payment site like FB or Paypal accepting bitcoin will spur demand and use dramatically.

I would expect that is a when not if scenario.

I don't believe FB or PayPal will integrate bitcoin unless they have absolutely no financial choice. They will attempt to destroy it first. Only if that fails will they "partner up". Expect a long fight, certainly not going to happen in 2014

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lowering of transaction fees

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Reduction of barriers to entry. More atms. Brick and mortars in every town selling bitcoin.

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- Widely available, easy to use, highly secure hardware wallets (after a few generations of trezor etc).
- ATMs deployed worldwide
- Clearer policy on Bitcoin from governments (which seems to be developing at a rapid pace).
- Continued merchant adoption so that BTC-to-fiat becomes less of an appealing exit strategy for bitcoin holders
- Increased transactions-per-second on the blockchain and some confidence that we will maintain low tx fees in the short/medium term
- Further endorsement by pop culture (starting to happen with Simpsons, Snoop Dogg, Mel B)
- Time: bitcoin is just so young.. you can count the number of days it has been over $1000. It needs to spend some serious time at these valuations to help build confidence in its value.
- Exchanges: These need to keep getting better, and need to appear in more regions. Something like Buttercoin would be nice..

The ultimate catalyst, if it happens, will be hyperinflation and the collapse of paper money. But, bitcoin needs to first be ready for it first.

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If we are talking about rapid growth apart from what has already been stated

- any top 3 major social network site and/or payment site like FB or Paypal accepting bitcoin will spur demand and use dramatically.

I would expect that is a when not if scenario.

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Quote from: Mjbmonetarymetals on December 10, 2013, 10:47:44 AM

Well go on then in one line what's next on the horizon that will take Bitcoin over the $3000 mark.

Integration into PayPal, EBay, western union or positive regulation somewhere in the world or just plain old adoption in general. It'll just be interesting what comes to mind try and do so before reading everyone else's ideas then it's everyones individual golden-brainfart.

This is mine ok it's a long shot -

Switzerland switching its currency from the Swiss franc to Bitcoin Grin

That's a very long shot. Like a sniper hitting from 100 miles away

But a good question .....

1) More countries defining the legality of bitcoin
2) Many more bitcoin ATM machines around the globe (look how successful the first one wass)
3) Better wallets (hardware)
4) Less websites stealing peoples bitcoins (people need to learn not to store their bitcoins on websites run by god knows who)
5) Organic growth
6) Various financial crises in 2014
7) New potential uses for bitcoin actually getting implemented
Cool

Integration by a big payment provider
9) Education of the "masses" about the benefits of bitcoin
10) Can't think of a 10th off hand

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Quote from: Mjbmonetarymetals on December 10, 2013, 10:47:44 AM

This is mine ok it's a long shot -

Switzerland switching its currency from the Swiss franc to Bitcoin Grin

Yea this is a long shot...

However I believe the next one is this if it works out: http://www.coindesk.com/swiss-lawmakers-bitcoin-foreign-currency/

So yea, we can go up to 3k on the Chinese rally thats still going on, and then the Swiss will take us to 10k

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Quote from: TheJacob on December 10, 2013, 03:08:23 PM

Quote from: Mjbmonetarymetals on December 10, 2013, 02:26:41 PM

Well china is/was the last catalyst for growth from $200, I would call this adoption rather than speculation alone, there's still enormous scope for growth yet across the globe

How much of that growth in china is due to actual usage though? I know there are some uses in china, but most of the volume in china is investment/speculation is it not?

Even the way they are regulating it as commodity rather than currency in china a "saving culture" gives a nod to its potential as a store of value rather than simply a payment vehicle.

I say its spans all 3 nicely currency, commodity and payment system hence the approach of holding a good portion while spending some in Bitcoin accepting stores means Bitcoin's purchasing power will continue to rise over time.

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Haha Switzerland won't do that ever. Their financial position in their country is amazing. I mean salary compared to other european countries!! Insane.

But I think implementing it in amazon would be great for Bitcoin!

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Quote from: Mjbmonetarymetals on December 10, 2013, 02:26:41 PM

Well china is/was the last catalyst for growth from $200, I would call this adoption rather than speculation alone, there's still enormous scope for growth yet across the globe

How much of that growth in china is due to actual usage though? I know there are some uses in china, but most of the volume in china is investment/speculation is it not?

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the next mayor catalyst for growth will probably be a large supermarket chain accepting bitcoins

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Quote from: TheJacob on December 10, 2013, 11:13:30 AM

What was its last catalyst for "growth"?

Mostly just rampant speculation. Hopefully someone will find/create a use for bitcoins that doesn't exist yet. I don't think a widespread adoption of bitcoin by merchants is very likely to happen anytime soon.

Exchanges that aren't awful would probably help.

Well china is/was the last catalyst for growth from $200, I would call this adoption rather than speculation alone, there's still enormous scope for growth yet across the globe

As Bitcoin increases in value more and more online retailers will naturally want to tap into this group of Bitcoin holders ... Speaking of which - shameless plug "imore" now accepts Bitcoin supporting such as these will help speed up Bitcoin adoption.

http://www.imore.com/imore-store-now-accepting-bitcoin

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What was its last catalyst for "growth"?

Mostly just rampant speculation. Hopefully someone will find/create a use for bitcoins that doesn't exist yet. I don't think a widespread adoption of bitcoin by merchants is very likely to happen anytime soon.

Exchanges that aren't awful would probably help.

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