Topic: Why some people say Bitcoin has reached its "maximum exposure" level? - page 2. (Read 2034 times)
September 26, 2014, 02:39:37 AM
Exactly... 90% people still unaware of Bitcoin....
September 26, 2014, 02:22:36 AM
In the US, more than 50% of consumers have heard about bitcoin. Still, the majority – 65% – said they are unlikely to buy the currency.
http://www.coindesk.com/real-world-problems-bitcoin-actually-solve-right-now/
http://www.coindesk.com/real-world-problems-bitcoin-actually-solve-right-now/
September 26, 2014, 01:48:39 AM
Yeah well, people tend to exxagerate everything with what they think is right. I know many people working/studying in IT and they surely know about Bitcoin, but don't own anything because they don't understand market fluctuations and I don't care to explain them: "do your own research if you're interested" is often my answer. Then again I was surprised to see even people who are in different fields don't make strange faces when I mention just the word "bitcoin" so I guess many at least heard about it.
September 25, 2014, 08:50:06 PM
I must have a diluted sample, because among college students around 40% know what I am talking about if I mention BTC. Though, it is 'the age of the internet', I'm sure we have a long way to go
September 25, 2014, 07:10:53 PM
I don't think "maximum exposure" level is the issue. Of all the people I know, only two have ever heard of bitcoin. And the both said the same thing, "it's used by crooks".
The problem is how bitcoin is viewed by the general public. There has been a lot of bad press, you know.
The problem is how bitcoin is viewed by the general public. There has been a lot of bad press, you know.
September 25, 2014, 05:56:39 PM
Yeah, definitely early adopters until BTC to USD hits a four digit mark
September 25, 2014, 05:53:58 PM
I have to agree that we are still early adopters.
If you ask 1000 random people in the street if they own BTC you would be lucky to find 1 or 2 that do.
If you ask 1000 random people in the street if they own BTC you would be lucky to find 1 or 2 that do.
September 25, 2014, 05:42:00 PM
None of the IT guys I know own any bitcoins yet. That should tell you something. I think we're still in the AOL days of the internet here.
September 25, 2014, 05:31:16 PM
Isn't this ridiculous? Do an experiment: Go out and ask 10 people if they know what Bitcoin is, then out of these people tell me how many knew what Bitcoin was. Im pretty sure not even 1 will know what Bitcoin is. At least I personally tried it and out of 20 random person, not a single person knew what Bitcoin was! Give me a break with the adoption thing, we are all still early adopters! poor early adopters compared to 2009-2011 early adopters... but still early adopters 
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