&gt; Some company accepts some new form of payment that hardly anyone uses.<p>I also believed that. Recently I&#x27;ve come to realize I&#x27;m skewed because I&#x27;m in an eastern country with little financial controls. Bitcoin has real traction in places like Brazil or China. That has real value, and it is enough to make BTC gain critical mass.<p>Had you asked me two months ago, I&#x27;d say bitcoin as a currency was doomed. Today? Not so sure anymore.