Interesting article, with many valid points, although I do not agree with some of the arguments raised.
Basically, it's like a prospectus for any unit trust, with generic warnings about the risks and dangers of investing in it. The author seemed resigned to the notion that the entire COIN ETF idea itself was a joke and destined to fail, no two ways about it.
Me, on the other hand, I am not that pessimistic; although I am not entirely sure that the price and market of BTC will be as rosy as people think it will be after the ETF approval, I still think that the ETF will have its own part to play in the grand scheme of things.
You raised a valid point there, but personally, I do not equate BTC to the US dollar or any other fiat currency in existence, but rather as a hybrid of sorts......something between gold and US dollar, for example.
It serves as both a medium of transaction, and also a store of value.
I am thinking further in the sense that opening up such influx of cashflow into the ETF will definitely raise awareness of cryptocurrencies to the general population, therefore potentially greatly increasing the adoption of BTC both as an investment vehicle and also in transactions.
Sort of like there are people buying gold ETFs but also at the same time many people are also buying and trading physical gold.

Sure, BTC has got its massive problems to solve, like its block size limit which is choking the system and causing the long transaction confirmation times, but I also believe that we are approaching the threshold, the final tipping point where BTC has to evolve in order to survive; and I have no doubt that it will......too much is at stake with too many big players involved that failure is no longer an option, I do not think they will allow BTC to fail.
Maybe I'm just being naïve.

I am very keen to set aside some of my savings into Bitcoins having little faith in first currencies. I have put some money in gold but I realize that Bitcoins and silver are not to be overlooked.

I would really love it if someone can help me towards buying my first btc. Please pm me and I will be most appreciative. My phone contact is 0122040983.
Regards
Barry

Where did you sell it?

I wanna sell mine too 

Need any verification with ID documents?

Where did you sell it? And how much the fee? I'm still looking for a platform to sell my 0.0999 bitcoin 😂

With this UASF thing, I'm starting to think core is getting desperate, and with the eventual hard/soft fork, institutional investors in the ETF might not like the growing conflict and price volatility that comes with it.

The first month after ETH/ETC fork wasn't pretty at all, FUD was everywhere and there was that risk of parity, which is dangerous.

With this UASF thing, I'm starting to think core is getting desperate, and with the eventual hard/soft fork, institutional investors in the ETF might not like the growing conflict and price volatility that comes with it.

The first month after ETH/ETC fork wasn't pretty at all, FUD was everywhere and there was that risk of parity, which is dangerous.

Why do you say that parity is dangerous?

I am very keen to set aside some of my savings into Bitcoins having little faith in fiat currencies. I have put some money in gold but I realize that Bitcoins and silver are not to be overlooked.

I would really love it if someone can help me towards buying my first BTC . Please pm me and I will be most appreciative.
Regards
Barry

I am very keen to set aside some of my savings into Bitcoins having little faith in fiat currencies. I have put some money in gold but I realize that Bitcoins and silver are not to be overlooked.

I would really love it if someone can help me towards buying my first BTC . Please pm me and I will be most appreciative. My phone contact is .
Regards
Barry

Thanks for the info kmarc. I am wondering this BTC thing may be a good way of taking money out the country. My son and daughter will likely be going to UK and US respectively - wonder if it is a convenient way of sending them money at the same time potentially hedging against our ringgit

better not publish your cell number here.
I have seen a lot of scammers using a newbie's personal information to commit crimes.

That's the beauty of cryotocurrencies! Convenient without conversion rate with minimal charges. However, I won't be the best person to ask this as I'm buying for investment. I have not sold any bitcoin yet.
You quoted his phone number. How's he going to delete it? 

That's the beauty of cryotocurrencies! Convenient without conversion rate with minimal charges. However, I won't be the best person to ask this as I'm buying for investment. I have not sold any bitcoin yet.
You quoted his phone number. How's he going to delete it? 

Yes the convenient conversion and appreciation in value makes it so attractive, at least for me.

Waiting for more bitcoin ATMs, so perhaps I dont have to go to currency exchanges anymore, everytime I wanna go travel overseas.

I'll def try it when I go Sg or japan.

Antpool is now on board with BU, exciting times ahead.

I might diversify into BTC once the fork went through without a hitch, good luck to all, core wouldn't take this lying down for sure.

Oh, I hope to see a bitcoin ATM one day. Still don't fully understand the whole bitcoin infrastructure.
Damn. I googled your keywords and I can't make head or tails what they were discussing about. Mind to share in layman terms especially why it is exciting?