I've bought a handful of ordinary things (bookshelves, a t-shirt, tire chains, coffee and pastries) with bitcoin, just for the heck of it. These are real-world things I would have spent other kinds of money on if I couldn't pay with bitcoin. I used bitcoin for its novelty.
Bitcoin itself is obviously unsuitable to replace cash (or banks, etc) in general, but I've been fascinated by cryptocurrencies since the David Chaum days, so I like to play with it. Speculating on it is more effort than it's worth, to me.
My USD$25 in bitcoin holdings did require me to check a box on my tax forms this year, though...
Bitcoin itself is obviously unsuitable to replace cash (or banks, etc) in general, but I've been fascinated by cryptocurrencies since the David Chaum days, so I like to play with it. Speculating on it is more effort than it's worth, to me.
My USD$25 in bitcoin holdings did require me to check a box on my tax forms this year, though...