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Mt Gox might be just one exchange but it definitely did exposed the institutional weakness with bitcoin and the communities around it. You said that I can send bitcoin from one country to another with relative ease. Okay I can understand that if you can cut out the middle man to keep it low cost. However the important part with bitcoin is the volatility. If I send my friend some US dollar, that friend can be assured that the value of the US dollar will not change very much at all day-to-day or week-to-week. The same thing can't be said for bitcoin because ultimately you still have to convert it back real currency to make purchases.
What is the future road map for bitcoin? Unless you have Google, Amazon, or someone who can throw their weight behind this, I can't see this thing take off in a major way. Currently, bitcoin is just a niche for the enthusiasts.
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