Quote: from: zasad@ on November 03, 2020, 08:42:15 PM 1.When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
It was in 2014, I suppose, bitcoin came in the news, I googled it and became overwhelmed by the concept and more importantly by the cause which looked very attractive to me: resistance against the corrupt monetary system.
Quote: 2.When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
It was in 2015 when few traders showed-up in Iran and I bought my first bitcoin it was below $150 as I remember.I bought 10 BTC for a friend who became interested just after I recommended it to him.
Quote: 3.How did you get on the forum? From the first beginning and via google, I made a registration here in 2015 which I lost as I didn’t provide a valid e-mail address back then, thereafter I registered and continued with this id in 2016.
Quote: 4.1.What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies? Actually this question was the main reason that encouraged me to make this interview happen.I’ve extensively discussed the mass adoption problem of bitcoin in many occasions in the development and technical discussion sub-forum.I’ve even started a topic titled: Bitcoin adoption: a technical challenge .
Interestingly this specific topic starts with a brief introduction to my personal motives and background because I felt it is very important to understand the diverse motivation and stakes involved in bitcoin adoption.My basic arguments regarding bitcoin mass adoption could be summarized as follows:
– Although different groups of stakeholders in bitcoin has different levels of enthusiasm regarding the adoption problem, they share the same strategic interest in bitcoin to be adopted massively.
– Although activists and the (probably tiny group of) community members who still hold a political standpoint to resist established monetary systems across the world are the most reliable and consistent force behind bitcoin mass adoption, basically this is a technical problem.
– Bitcoin mass-adoption is subject to technical developments that should and can happen simultaneously in three critical fields: Decentralization, Scaling and Privacy.
Quote: 4.2.How do you think mass advertising of gambling projects has a positive effect on the development of the forum or harms the community?
No comments.
Quote: 4.3.How do you consider whether 2-3 years of experience in cryptocurrency is enough to successfully invest or does an investor need to receive special education?
Considering the radical cultural shifts needed for becoming a smart bitcoin investor, I think the need for improving and developing knowledge and skills in the field is not ever ending.
Quote: 5.
What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
Merit system is fine and works relatively well.I think signature campaigns need improvement in terms of being overseen by mods not to be used for advertising shady/suspicious items.
Quote: 6.The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
Lots of topics out there but I personally always learn a lot from @Achow and @Maxwell (putting aside his rush rhetoric and conservatism).
Quote: 7.3 things you would implement on the forum?
I’m going to publish a very crucial development project very soon and I suppose the most important part of the discussions will go through this forum
Quote: 8.Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
As of trading in exchanges, I tried it once and for a while years ago, but generally speaking, I’ve almost zero interest in trading bitcoin.
As of investing in projects, like ICOs etc.as a matter of fact I’ve been investing on my own project which can be summarized as finding a way out of mining centralization in bitcoin.
Quote: 9.
Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
I lost a few coins in the embarrassing scam carried out by Bittrex which seized many users’ assets in the name of KYC!
Quote: 10.What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem? I don’t like the whole idea of Universal Turing Machine and smart contracts which Ethereum is built around them and most importantly I hate that Ethereum is a “project” rather than an established crypto ecosystem.So, even if DeFi is going to hold any water, Ethereum is the wrong platform, Buterine and Ethereum Foundation are serious threats to DeFi agenda.
Quote: 11.Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
I’m not paranoid neither I care about anonymity that much but I believe in virtual identities as being an independent entity who live o their own and should be kept alive and not confused/mixed by our real identity.It is why I barely use platforms like Facebook or Twitter.
Quote: 12.The last cryptocurrency book you read?
I have never read one to be honest.
I prefer papers and research material.
Quote: 13.Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years? No comments.
Quote: 14.How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2020?
No comments.
Quote: 15.P.S.
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Thank you op, for contacting and having me here.Actually I have something to add:
I’m deeply concerned about what I’ve bolded above about mass adoption of bitcoin and I think I’m on the verge of proposing/developing something useful in this regard that helps bitcoin in tackling the infamous pooling pressure flaw.
I need help, lots of help in this regard and readers interested in the subject are more than welcome to contact me.
Cheers,.