“I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king...” — Gavin Andresen Quote

I don't see myself as the king of Bitcoin. I don't want to be the king of Bitcoin.

Just as it got easier to use email, it will be easier to use Bitcoin as people invest in it and become more familiar with it.

There's a lot of thought that bitcoin will be a huge threat to existing tax systems or existing ways governments have of controlling currency flows across their border. I personally think governments will do what governments have always done: they will adapt.

Until part of your paycheck is regularly paid in Bitcoin, I'm not sure how it would really go mainstream. I can imagine places in the world where there are not functioning banking systems or payroll systems, where it could go mainstream first because you're not trying to replace the way people are already doing something.

Once people see Bitcoin and how it works, they realise this isn't just a flash in the pan.

In our early experiences with bitcoin, we found how few people were building bitcoin exchanges the right way. They really weren't taking the regulation seriously; they were taking it too much like how you would approach something when you're 18, full of the excitement of youth and throwing caution to the wind.

The big exchanges that hold customer deposits are a big target for hackers, and unfortunately, most bitcoin exchanges store user funds.

We think of bitcoin as mobile. It's not one company; it's broad.