Is Bitcoin Failing, or We Failing Bitcoin? (Op-Ed)

Is Bitcoin Failing, or We Failing Bitcoin? (Op-Ed)

Is Bitcoin failing as a new currency? It's never said outright, but it is implied, inferred, or subject to innuendo. The rhetoric is coming from many of it's earliest and most ardent supporters in the corporate world, but are they right? Are they just being impatient that it is not growing fast enough for the demands of their stockholders? Are they mismanaging their business plan, being dependent upon Bitcoin's US dollar value? Do they have a point? Is Bitcoin itself the problem? Is Bitcoin failing, or are we failing Bitcoin? First, let's review the rhetoric, which has gained momentum over....


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