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I think one of the reason why people are stopping from using bitcoin is they are lack of knowledge how does bitcoin works and its potential. They don't know that bitcoin is now an online currency.

People who have used bitcoin knows that bitcoin is already a online currency i mean its accepted in exchanges and some companies.
They are just afraid because of all the rumors spreading all around.
Well, basically bitcoin users will always be weighted with the news that said bitcoin prices will be down, so they want to sell all they own bitcoin but they do not see that bitcoin prices always go up
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I think one of the reason why people are stopping from using bitcoin is they are lack of knowledge how does bitcoin works and its potential. They don't know that bitcoin is now an online currency.

People who have used bitcoin knows that bitcoin is already a online currency i mean its accepted in exchanges and some companies.
They are just afraid because of all the rumors spreading all around.
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I think one of the reason why people are stopping from using bitcoin is they are lack of knowledge how does bitcoin works and its potential. They don't know that bitcoin is now an online currency.
If the person is already using bitcoin I believe there is no reason for them to stop using it. I think one of the reasons why people leave bitcoin is for their own activities in the real world so that they can not take care of their bitcoin.
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Maybe people will stop using bitcoin if he/she lost his/her bitcoin in very big amount. And it makes regret with bitcoin.
nope. I think it will not make people stop using bitcoin. maybe she just deperesi for a while. they will not stop. because they could gather again with a free bitcoin
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I think one of the reason why people are stopping from using bitcoin is they are lack of knowledge how does bitcoin works and its potential. They don't know that bitcoin is now an online currency.
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Lack of merchant adoption
Lack of confidence in the technology or the person's own ability to understand it
Negative associations - guns, drugs, ransomware, terrorists...
Lack of easy ways to obtain it
Lack of safe and convenient means to store it
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Maybe people will stop using bitcoin if he/she lost his/her bitcoin in very big amount. And it makes regret with bitcoin.
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Probably the lack of motivation, People don't do things for no reason at all, There is currently no motivation to use bitcoin generally and as soon as there is  a positive stimulation "like discounts etc..." people would use it.

There is definitely some of that, it's hard for people to change their ways when there are no incentives or obvious benefits to motivate them.
But I still think the main problem right now is volatility. Lay people won't even consider it as a replacement for paper money because the price fluctuations can be extreme and are way too unpredictable. When you have to pay bills or feed a family, you can't afford to not know how much money you have in your pocket.
The time you take to enjoy a beer in a bar could be enough for the $100 worth of Bitcoin in your pocket to drop to $85 or less. Now imagine you're in a restaurant, you've enjoyed your meal and when you pay your $95 bill and tell the waiter to keep the $5 change, the guy says hmm I'm sorry sir but you've just given me $85  Cheesy
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Most people still loves to see paper money in their hand and they are comfortable with it by their side.
If you go a 3rd world country people there can easy say that $ is money but if you show bitcoin they might laugh at you.

Yeah right. If you show them how many your bitcoin is they just like ignore it. But if you show them how much it is worth that $ are twinkling in their eyes.  People still see money either it is dollar or euro. Pfft.
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It is probably because they can't see the money or hold it making them perceive it does not exist someone can steal it easily.
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Most people still loves to see paper money in their hand and they are comfortable with it by their side.
If you go a 3rd world country people there can easy say that $ is money but if you show bitcoin they might laugh at you.
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Maybe the only reason people do not want to use bitcoin is because they dont wanna try it and still wanted to proceed to the old fashioned way of currency. There might also be because they only trusted the currency that they are using and they dont think the benefits that it can brought to them..
Young people nowdays searching for a new methods of earing money. You are talking about old people, they just think that's they can't understand BTC(also other new things) and don't even trying ..
agree with you most bitcoin users are young they join with bitcoin because they want to earn money and profit. but that was not a problem parents will begin to be replaced and young people who use bitcoin will appear and introduce bitcoin
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Price Fluctuation is the major issue here, volatility is the major concern that people are staying away from bitcoins, if this issue is solved than we can see many new investors entering into the world of bitcoins.

I really agree with you. Price is the most giving affect why people stop using bitcoins. Like last year, when the price go really down around $200+, there are many people stop using bitcoins.
agree with you fluctuations really makes a person is not interested in joining in bitcoin many people think that it is very risky to invest in bitcoin. bitcoin can make your money decreases maybe it was their thinking. That's why gold is more popular than bitcoin. because gold does not have a high fluctuation
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Bad information leaked by media is one way that people are thinking of using bitcoin. Very bad advertisements can really lead to a fall of one currency.

That's true. In fact the Bitcoin's community have to make good effort advertising in the right way this powerful crypto currency.

That is right. There is one that helps people using their bitcoin. I think it is called BitGive just like NBA Cares where its funds are for charity use and the money donations are from bitcoin currency.
Believe it or not media has indeed succeeded in making bitcoin be bad in the eyes of society, I ever met someone and they spoke that bitcoin currency is illegal you'd be in jail if used it
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Bad information leaked by media is one way that people are thinking of using bitcoin. Very bad advertisements can really lead to a fall of one currency.

That's true. In fact the Bitcoin's community have to make good effort advertising in the right way this powerful crypto currency.

That is right. There is one that helps people using their bitcoin. I think it is called BitGive just like NBA Cares where its funds are for charity use and the money donations are from bitcoin currency.
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Maybe the only reason people do not want to use bitcoin is because they dont wanna try it and still wanted to proceed to the old fashioned way of currency. There might also be because they only trusted the currency that they are using and they dont think the benefits that it can brought to them..
Young people nowdays searching for a new methods of earing money. You are talking about old people, they just think that's they can't understand BTC(also other new things) and don't even trying ..

There are old people that already know several things as their son made them to learn at some point,sure they are the group that has a balanced finances,but why would they go to bitcoin as they get all beneficts with fiat system.Bitcoin isnt for everybody,because the most are ready to understand what it is,soo the darkeness about what is bitcoin is one of the main reasons,one strong too is that media expose bitcoin to dark markets .
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Maybe the only reason people do not want to use bitcoin is because they dont wanna try it and still wanted to proceed to the old fashioned way of currency. There might also be because they only trusted the currency that they are using and they dont think the benefits that it can brought to them..
Young people nowdays searching for a new methods of earing money. You are talking about old people, they just think that's they can't understand BTC(also other new things) and don't even trying ..
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Maybe the only reason people do not want to use bitcoin is because they dont wanna try it and still wanted to proceed to the old fashioned way of currency. There might also be because they only trusted the currency that they are using and they dont think the benefits that it can brought to them..
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Online should be the entrance point of democratisation of bitcoin through online shopping but he is really concentrate on few actors and amazon, ebay are without bitcoin; but with openbazaar it is the best interest of seller and buyer to minimize the transaction cost
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Bad information leaked by media is one way that people are thinking of using bitcoin. Very bad advertisements can really lead to a fall of one currency.

That's true. In fact the Bitcoin's community have to make good effort advertising in the right way this powerful crypto currency.
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