Yeah I don&#x27;t know where Taavet&#x27;s numbers are coming from. There&#x27;s a lot of these studies, here&#x27;s one of many: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.coindesk.com&#x2F;dark-web-markets-processed-more-bitcoin-than-bitpay-in-2014&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.coindesk.com&#x2F;dark-web-markets-processed-more-bitc...</a><p>For as long as the federal government wants to subsidize mining, bitcoin is probably here to stay. I don&#x27;t see any of the competitors capturing these subsidies.