It takes days for a credit card transaction to settle, and the buyer could file a chargeback and erase not only your profits but your cost basis. That (many cryptos) is a hell of a lot faster and more secure for a merchant.
Windows Metro was designed from the wrong angle. All that Apple needs to do is to enable iOS apps run on MacOSX. No UX change at all. And Mac users will get tons of quality apps overnight.
It is not just the fear caused by lack of understanding.
I'd rather say - by the overwhelming financial amount Bitcoin has generated. No folks in power like to be overtaken. Strange things might happen when they realize they are not the top dogs anymore.
If you’re talking about the 1% they aren’t worried. The banks may have regulations, but most banks are owned by the Rothschild family. They can invest however they want since they are individuals.
No.1. bank on highest market caps list is JP Megan Chase with $311bn. Which is being overtaken by total Bitcoin capitalisation right now. I'm pretty sure members of the Rothschild family don't sleep well these days.
But they are already pulling strings just to slap each other and using us as pawns in the process. At least that’s the picture Mr. Robot is painting right now. It does have its dark moments, but I think it’s dark because the world it portrays isn’t that far off from our own.