There wasn't really any geopolitical fallout when Russia annexed Crimea, and is about the annex Ukraine. I don't really see anything happening if China annex Taiwan, as they have a strong claim over Taiwan, and they are way stronger than Russia.

The biggest reason that people get hacked is they don't know they are a noob. If you are a crypto noob, keep your damn balance on a reputable exchange like coinbase, it's far safer than managing your wallet yourself and you don't know what the hell you are doing.

doesn't lawyers take 1/3?

The sellers may want "a direct relationship with their customers". But no one really want a "direct relationship with their seller", as a customer, I just want amazon to handle my return with free shipping, no questions asked. I personally find it very difficult to return things when directly dealing with independent sellers. I prefer amazon so much, that I would pay extra couple dollars on a $20 item just so I can buy with amazon prime, the guarnateed ease of return is worth it.

The adapter literally cost less than $1 to make, they can't discount it, it would make them look stupid.

It wasn't even that great of a ICE car brand, at least in the US. I can see VW succeeding in Europe, but that's it. I don't see how VW can suddenly become the top echelon of electric cars when it can barely compete in the ICE car market.

Agreed, I've proposed a solution many years ago, basically make a law that says: "to spend $100 on in game purchase, you must put up $10000 as security deposit, the company will hold the money for 6 months and then release it back to you." This is to ensure that if the money was being spent without the parent's knowledge, it would not be financially destructive to a family.

No, service providers are always a good thing. Bitcoin's biggest feature is that the currency's printing is controlled by math, not by a central bank. The transmission is controlled by a trustless P2P network, not by a banking network. But there will always be services built around it, and it's a good thing.

I have heard the same tune in 2011 (I can't believe we are still trading at $5, we'll never get back to $32), then again in 2013 (I can't believe we are still trading at $100, we'll never get back to $266). To the non-believers: Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

Except if it's still a decentralized coin, then what good does it do for the government to create its "own" coin? if it's not decentralized, then it'll be shunned by the current Bitcoin users, most will not switch.

It is not traceable, unless you are just careless with it. Silk road itself was running a free mixer service, to make your coins untraceable.

You either don't have to program or have a super human ability that filters out all distractions that comes with open-floor layout.

and your account is how old? I support ragingbull1965's comment 100%, my account I believe is old enough?

You mean when USD de-coupled from gold? it lost 50% value over night.

Sure, currently it doesn't have much use in daily life. BUT it has its uses, for example you CAN'T gamble online with your US dollar, but you could with Bitcoin.