Well said my friend - I have been putting out feelers on another thread for people interested in investing their Bitcoin earnings but response has been lukewarm to say the least. I work for a Hedge Funds company and we avoid currency fluctuations by spreading investments over a basket of currencies, a significant portion of which are sunk into tangible assets. (This obviously is nothing new and many e-Currencies do the same - google "Ven")It would seem however the criminal underworld are happy to live free now and not have a care for the future. Of course I suppose any dealers interested in cashing in could just withdraw 100K into a briefcase and keep it under their bed but it sounds like a rather stressful way to spend your Twilight years!V.Quote from: kidx on April 02, 2012, 02:59 amQuote from: vlad1m1r on April 01, 2012, 06:22 pmThe Bitcoin is a powerful tool for buyers to retain anonymity but I am finding it very difficult to work with as an investment tool as I'd like to offer clients guaranteed returns on their investment and the coins are simply too volatile. Have any other sellers had problems with this or do you take this into account when deciding your prices?V.Unfortunately, the Bitcoin currency volatility is something that cannot be avoided. I wouldn't try to use Bitcoins as an investing tool; you just have to hedge as best you can. I wasn't keen on the whole Bitcoin thing from the beginning, and I'm still not a huge fan of all of it, but if it keeps everyone safe then I'm willing to make the sacrifice.If you remember that both sellers and buyers feel the effects of the currency fluctuation, it's easier to accept taking a loss in certain situations. However, I have found that simply contacting the buyer/seller and explaining your position if there is a problem can work, for instance, I took about a $100 loss (more, probably) on an order that I was working on, and I simply contacted the seller and asked if we could split the loss down the middle, each absorbing half of the loss from my end. He was more than willing to do it, and that helped earn some trust with me big time.