What was the trigger to look into it more deeply?March 2011, I started looking into Bitcoin bit more.
As far as anyone can tell, that story was bullshit:Roger -
Q2. It was revealed that ISIS has about $3M in bitcoin
Just goes to show you can't believe everything you read and hearAs far as anyone can tell, that story was bullshit:Roger -
Q2. It was revealed that ISIS has about $3M in bitcoin
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1. There is so much to do every day, but a few things on our radar for the forums are:Hi Roger,
i have some questions:
1. What are your future plans for this forum ?
2. I read that you are an investor in the Zerocoin Project. What do you expect from this project? Will it be an independent coin? Will there be a fair launch of this project for everyone?
3. What would you ask Satoshi i you would meet him?
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Thank you too! I can't imagine spending my time on anything else.Hi Roger,
Thanks for doing this AMA and of course setting up this platform for us to do it on! You provided a lot of great content in this AMA; you're an inspiration to many in this sector and I just wanted to say thank you for that.
I'm trying to be done investing in new businesses, although if the idea is interesting enough and would become a tool that gives people more control over their own lives, I would still be interested.My questions are, do you still actively invest in individuals with great bitcoin ideas, bitcoin websites, small startups, etc now that the bitcoin ecosystem has grown so much in the past couple years? Or have you moved on beyond angel investing?
I had never been involved with VC funding before bitcoin, so I only have about 4 years worth of experience now.What advice do you have for small startups or individuals who are trying to get in front of people like yourself, who want to be "seen" and get some small capital to fuel their idea(s)?
The general public doesn't yet realize how important Bitcoin will become.Lastly, are there any upcoming projects that you have invested in that the general public doesn't know about, that you can tell us about?
We need to spread the word about why Bitcoin is useful to normal people who don't care about economics, monetary policy, or philosophy. I don't know of a single person in the USA who wouldn't be interested in saving 20% on every purchase at Amazon or Starbucks thanks to Purse.io and Foldapp.com. As bitcoin enthusiasts, it is our job to spread the word, so please post tutorials on your facebook and twitter about these great reasons for normal people to use Bitcoin today.1. What do you think needs to be done to move Bitcoin from its current early adopter phase to more mainstream acceptance?
There isn't a single magic piece of the ecosystem. It takes all the pieces working together to make the whole ecosystem useful.2. Is there any specific new Bitcoin-related project that you are particularly excited about?
As someone who grew up in the USA, I was always taught that America is the best at everything. Now that I am older and have traveled to many countries, I've learned that there isn't a single best at everything place. There are lots of wonderful places around the world, and different people have different preferences. For myself, I love the punctuality, and attention to detail I find in Japan.3. Why Japan?
Actually, I bought the Lambo before Bitcoin had even been invented. When I lived in the USA, I was a big fan of motor sports, but since moving to Japan, I lost nearly all interest in cars because I don't have any need to drive any more. I actually sold the Lambo between the time the documentary was filmed, and when it aired.Hi Roger!
Saw a dutch documentary featuring you, nice Lamborghini (did you buy it with bitcoin)?
I'm just an intelligent layman on the issue, and from what I understand, I'm in favor of bigger blocks because I think there are strong reasons to think that bigger blocks will create more decentralization, not less. My opinion can also be summed up by a slightly modified Murray Rothbard quote: It is no crime to be ignorant of the Bitcoin block size debate, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be incredibly complicated. But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on bitcoin block size subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.What is it your opinion of the block-size and the hard fork issue(with core developers and gavin disagreeing on certain topics)?
I hope so, but I won't be holding my breath. A lot may depend on the scaling bitcoin conference happening in HK next month.Do you think that they will resolve it by december?
I don't think it is any secret that their HD wallet is coming soon, and that they just launched their V2 of their payment API. For the rest, you will need to ask Blcokchain co-founder Nic Cary when he does his AMA on this board.And since you are with blockchain.info what future features are you planning to implement?
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