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There are many issues with bitcoin that need to be addressed, but it's proving very difficult to change the original protocol due to centralized mining pools. This is why you keep hearing about forks from the bitcoin blockchain.
Here are the main issues that bitcoin has to overcome.
- A once decentralized ecosystem of miners has become extremely centralized.
- Nearly impossible to adjust the core code due to the powerful centralized mining farms
- Transaction fees are way too high to support mid to micro-transactions
- Transactions/operations per second is ridiculously slow which leads to congestion (for real-time updates use this site: https://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions)
- The need for forking the blockchain will cause confusion amongst new users as they try to figure out which bitcoin to trust. Just look at what's happening right now with Bitcoin Gold. Is it a scam or legit?
- Bitcoin has become important for only one reason now. It has become a store of value based on nothing more than first movers advantage. This means that one day people may realize they are investing in a ponzi scheme because nothing else supports the value. How does Bitcoin itself generate profit? Right now, it's created when miners unlock a new block and receive the reward. What happens when the last block is unlocked? This may not happen until the year 2127, but the principles are still the same today.
Now, with regards to BitShares, my personal suggestion is to weather out the storm. Hold as many BTS as you can and reap the benefits once the market realizes just how important BitShares technology is to the global economy. Already today, BitShares can support global demand.