I will upvote and resteem your last blog post to my 36,000+ followers for free if you reply to this comment.

I'm using already crypto but it would be good to install btm or atm everywhere for more convenient  and shops should be accepting bitcoin and cryptocurrencies

![btm.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNaEYgtrCDCnPi4rJnjRghCpiBXZn5AocPX3AbGqie58u/btm.png)

One of the problems with cryptocurrencies is the "hodl" mentality. People are mostly invested into cryptocurrencies to make quick profits and sadly this attitude of treating cryptocurrencies as fast-paced investments that you can net 100x gains off of is actually holding it back. When Satoshi created Bitcoin they envisioned a digital currency you would use to buy and sell things, a digital equivalent of fiat.

I am currently working on three concurrent startup ideas that all involve only cryptocurrency, marketplaces and auctions that require the users to transact in currencies with low fees like Litecoin and Verge Currency. I am trying to do my part, but the instability caused by hodlers and day traders isn't helping in the short-term.

One of the other major hurdles to mainstream adoption is you need to jump through hoops to even get Bitcoin or other currencies. You have to show more identification to meet KYC/AML requirements than you do to get a mortgage with a bank, it's crazy.

Crypto adoption increasing faster than the grass on my front lawn to be honest.

If I wanted to start programming apps on the Steemit blockchain, where should I begin (bearing in mind that not an expert in app development or even an especially skilled novice)?

I think as crypto enthusiasts we have a long road ahead of us. Although we are gradually transitioning but I think we are lacking in introducing our friends and families to it. I know it is a difficult situation  - the gains could be phenomenal but so could be the swings and nobody wants heat from their friends and families.
Alas it is a personal choice but I have introduced my family and hopefully they would see the gains  by the end of the year. But my goal is to entice them with gains so that they can take a deeper look into the tech - which is the endgame.

 Awesome post!! Keep it up and check out [THIS POST](https://steemit.com/life/@cryptopaparazzi/chapter-one-let-there-be-the-man-and-there-was-a-man-let-there-be-a-woman-and-there-was-sex) as well as I have something similar. 

I guess, the main problem are the still existing technology based hurdles along with the novelty factor which demands a bit scepticism. That's why I would say, not more than 2% of the population can or would use crypto as you recommend it. Of course, for the remaining 2% of curious and/or tech savvy people out there, your call to just use it is absolutely correct... and sometimes even somebody like me stumbles over it and so it starts spreading.

Once I paid a tattoo to a friend through the steem wallet and everything was even simpler than doing it with my national currency; in that moment i understood in my own experience the adventages of the cryptocurrencies in general

**you dont need more than 2 wallet with money and internet**

You don't become satisfied because you have a golden spoon in your palm; you become satisfied when it begins to feed you... Use it!

THANKS for the idea i belive in steemit and other new companys

There are lots of currencies that all people can invest in
Investment has become easier and more flexible
Really very special article

Words of wisdom! My in person friends and I use crypto between us all the time now!

Yep. always use crypto.
I receive and spend LTC on a daily basis.
My Limo Company in Colorado accepts crypto as payment (most pay in LTC, because it settles faster)
I use crypto to buy lunch (local food truck)

Instead of just HODL. you should spend and replace as soon as you spend. This way you are slowly converting out of FIAT and supporting the whole crypto ecosystem.

Great post. This is a big topic near/dear to me.

Thanks for the eyeballs on it.

I use Steepshot on the steem blockchain. It is our version of instagram. I have found showing it to people has been a good way to convert them over to steem.

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I buy stuff with crypto on a regular basis. I like buying coin and it doubles in price so buying stuff with it is like half price.