I hope you don't take offense to my question; I am merely curious. Are you foreign (to English-speaking nations) or are you, like, 10-12 years old? Or both? I ask because it sort of changes my interpretations of what you've said above.


Either way, though, I sort of think the whole users thing is a bit overrated as a threat. I've been with Bitcoin since a little before this user account was created and believe it is solid enough for there to always be users using it in some way, regardless of what happens in the future.


Your second point is one I am a bit confused about and my question to you in my first paragraph comes into play the most as to my understanding of it. From what I am reading, you seem to think there is a single developer of Bitcoin that has such control as to shut down the Bitcoin network and/ or disrupt communications and control the supply and ownership. This is completely false and goes against everything Bitcoin is (decentralized, etc.). Much of the point of Bitcoin is to avoid said controls entirely. Bitcoin was designed with no central point of failure or control. I find it impossible to believe you could be involved in Bitcoin for 3 years and not know this, hence my question about your age and/ or English language skills. If so, it might be possible I am misinterpreting and you are actually just talking about the block-size debate?


This statement has no place in reality, in my opinion. Everything I've read leads me to the opinion that the governments couldn't care much about Bitcoin despite the attention some have paid to it. Even if they did, Bitcoin is hardly a money-making opportunity for them.

I think that recent advances in the fields of higher mathematics and analytics pose the greatest contemporary threat to the bitcoin network.  Recent computing capabilities have been uncovering new modes of reasoning in the fields of mathematics and analytics that expose vulnerabilities in bitcoin's pseudo anonymous nature and it's capacity to remain fungible.  In fact, there is already software available on the market that exploits some of these vulnerabilities. https://www.elliptic.co/financial-institutions/

Over-regulation and lack of innovation.
I am not sure that lack of innovation will kill Bitcoin, but it will limit its use, so allow it to be replaced by a more dynamic crypto, or payment system.

I don't see China as a problem, in fact without China the price and general landscape would probably be much worse.

not some thing special. but may be the spam and the online security will be the biggest threats to bitcoin. the other thing is te legalization problem is also a big threat to bitcoin. if this problem become solved i think every thing will be okey then, then their will remain no threat to bitcoin.

Nowadays I do not see any thread to bitcoin or its technology as bitcoin success is at its speed and because of halving more peopel came to know about bitcoin and they adopted it so now it gain more strength.

Some people were trying to harm it with their rumors that after halving the price will reduce and some people are of the view that a bulk sale will start and the price will down, it was a great thread for it but after that people understood that they are just the rumors against bitcoin by the supporters of other coins, and now everyone believe on it and bitcoin is safe.

The biggest threats to bitcoin are the government who want to ban bitcoin, some legal institutions, and media, media the most important threats than another because media effect is worldwide.

i dont think goverment is a problem because they cant do nothing about bitcoin... goverment might try but will never succeed.
Right know the only that im afraid of is the snow ball effect that halving could bring. It's unlikely to happen, but if the price goes down farmers might change currency and if that happens, in a snow ball effect, the network could almost stop. no transactions...

I don't see any external threats which can come as close that will affect the nature of bitcoin.My serious concerns are about the network failure or the miners running like a centralized organisation.A hike in price can cause fatal issues like congestion of the network and exchanges suddenly showing MtGox characteristics maybe a add on.But that is not the primary issue.

A hostile stance from the public or the government, particularly the government, such as an outright ban or very heavy regulation. Would put the brakes down to the floor immediately. When state actors get involved, things move very quickly.