Bitcoin crashes over 25% in 24 hours, under $180
Yeah, as much as I like the concept of bitcoin (and the blockchain), I don't see adoption becoming anything more than anecdotal.<p>No interest rate, and you have to secure it yourself? No thanks. My "big bad bank" guarantees me at least a small interest in saving money, and if my card is stolen, I get a new one in 24 hours and all transactions are cancelled. I'm happy to pay some transaction fees ("extortion!") to get that kind of insurance.<p>Bitcoin is the electronic version of "let's buy a lot of gold and stash it somewhere".<p>EDIT: Burn karma, burn. Ah well.