30.4% percent? It's crazy high and that means you could talk about cryptocurrency to stranger as conversation starter. Although it's a shame the article doesn't mention how they obtain the number/percentage, which makes me question it's accuracy.

When you look at the fact that, apart from Ukraine, there is not a single other country from Europe that has some of the countries with the highest purchasing power and, accordingly, they certainly have a significant share of people who own cryptocurrencies. This is obviously a very limited survey conducted by a payment processor that apparently generates clients from those countries.

It is always interesting to see China in the top 10 countries when it comes to cryptocurrencies, considering that they banned them some 7-8 years ago. However, for me, a much more significant research would be to get data on where, for example, Bitcoin is mostly used as a cryptocurrency, and not as an investment.

I've never been so convinced of $100k in the next cycle but after looking at this price chart I think $100k is minimum,.I think we're heading to $200k. I don't see anything stopping it.

Someone will have to buy a lot of BTC for that to happen, and now the question is whether we can count on retail buyers or institutional players - or maybe both? The fact is that we now have spot ETFs in the US and they have proven to be a powerful factor in pumping up the price, but we also see that money does not flow in only one direction.

I personally hope that the price at its peak will reach at least x2 compared to the post halving in 2020, which would mean around $140k. If that doesn't happen, I still hope that we will at least reach that magical $100k that everyone has been waiting for so long.

I will only join those who are skeptical about what politicians say in an effort to gain power, and I think that we all have the right to doubt what one of the candidates for the US presidency says. The fact that he made a complete U-turn from his previous statements causes optimism among some, but for me Trump is still a man who can wake up in the morning and say something, and already have a completely opposite opinion in the evening.

Regardless of who the new US president is, we should keep in mind that people change, but that the main policy guidelines remain mostly the same, especially when it comes to the protection of national interests. One of those interests is certainly their domestic currency, and any other currency that would ever be a threat to it (including BTC) will not receive friendly treatment.

Here's some more positivity from Trump -> https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1788371259287327136

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This hurts to decide. It's like being forced to choose whether you want to die by being hit by a bus or by being set on fire.

I wouldn't be in their shoes with that choice, because I feel a bit sorry for Joe, who is obviously an old and sick man who simply has nothing to look for in politics, while on the other hand, Trump has so much negative weight on his back that it is not at all clear to me how can be a candidate for president.

We need to see user reviews of this service, so that it doesn't end up becoming another YoMix.

Trust is gained over time, although it can be betrayed at any moment, as we have witnessed many times so far. Theoretically, 100 users of this forum can try this mixer and everything goes well, and the 101 users who try to mix a slightly larger amount can be left without everything.

Also, I think they need a few more things:
- Contingency plan: How are you going to protect yourself from the government(s)?
- Proof of reserves: About how many bitcoins do they have to run the operation?
- Jurisdiction: Which country is the service operating from?

Protect yourself from governments? The only thing is that he places his service on servers in a country beyond the reach of all those who fight against it. Proof of reserves is something that definitely makes sense, and that should be the first thing the OP should have done.

Apart from all the could, can possible in that article there is one thing that really made me raise some eyebrow

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Michaël van de Poppe, founder of trading firm MNTrading, suggests that Bitcoin’s dominance may have peaked as traders begin to shift liquidity to altcoins. Crypto trader Matthew Hyland echoed this, highlighting that Bitcoin market dominance is losing major support.

WTF is this guy smoking, Bitcoin is all over the news and there is like no talk about altcoins whatsoever, everything is about Bitcoin, Bitcoin ETF, bitcoin bonds, approval and regulations, no coin is coming even close to the spotlight and he thinks that altcoins are driving the market. One hiccup from the king and everyone is in red but lol, Bitcoin is losing dominance. Good luck keeping the market in the green with PEPE.

These guys obviously have their own vision of how the crypto-market works, and it is not excluded that they try to direct those who read in the direction of investing in altcoins by selling them the story that Bitcoin is losing its dominance. I have always called articles like this cheap PR, because in reality, when you look at it, some people just want to promote themselves and their business in such a way that they will say something that people will discuss.

Logical thinking is not the forte of such people - I always remember the famous Tom Lee, whose statements could be used to write a book called "A Hundred Wrong Speculations"

Gensler is obviously a man who has a negative attitude towards cryptocurrencies and this is something he has expressed many times. When you add to that that there is a lot of truth in what he says when it comes to crypto-scam, then his personal beliefs have a reflection in relation to his official duties as well. In addition to all this, it can be seen that a good part of American politicians are quite anti-crypto-minded, and that there is a strong lobby that advocates much stricter measures and regulation when it comes to Bitcoin and all other cryptocurrencies.

I am definitely in favor of doing everything possible to reduce the chances of scams in the crypto-industry, but not in the way of saying that they are all bad and going towards complete bans. In any case, there should be some order on the market, even though I do not approve of going in the direction of disabling any kind of privacy when it comes to any services that enable it.

So, I feel confident in saying that the adoption of BTC as everyday money - 15 years after its launch - is basically zero.
Where I live, if my only money were BTC I'd starve.
Or have a very limited, exotic diet 
As an investment, BTC has been a success story.
As a currency, a failure.

I would not agree that the adaptation in terms of using it as a currency is completely zero - but that it still depends on where you are and how big the crypto community is around you. If there are enough people who want to pay with crypto-currencies and they organize themselves and visit merchants with a request to add such a payment method, sometimes it happens.

I don't know how familiar you are with the example of Arnhem Bitcoin City, but I heard that there are similar places in the EU where Bitcoin really took off because people asked for it and sellers recognized it.

Imo BTC has failed as currency because of its volatility.
Think of a business - a dentist, barber, taxi driver, shoe seller - having on average a 3-5% profit out of each transaction.
Accepting BTC he could lose - given BTC volatility - all of that within 1 day.
Nobody likes to work for nothing.
Why take the risk.
Why accept BTC and then be forced to convert it as quick as possible in a stable currency.

Volatility is an advantage when trading, but of course a disadvantage when paying with Bitcoin - but that's why there are payment processors that serve to overcome that problem. The buyer pays with cryptocurrency, and the seller gets fiat, so it's a win-win situation for both.

It is true that there are not too many physical stores that accept BTC because we also have the problem that on-chain transactions are not instant, but that is why we have thousands of online sellers that accept BTC. Imagine living in a country where you can buy almost anything you want for BTC, and you don't have to pay taxes if 2+ years have passed since you invested in any cryptocurrency - it seems unrealistic, but it's true