RE:PayPal and BitGoldYou raise several pertinent points, v6tdaines. The payments market is measured in trillions (trillion is the new billion). It is serviced by all manner of players, from banks to credit cards to PayPal and Apple. Its a market in disruption and those who can add technological innovation will prosper.
Secondly, PayPal will be priced in the $40s and carry a multi-billion market capitalization. A good example for BitGold of what can happen if you get it right. In this light, the recent addition of Darrell MacMullin, former CEO of PayPal Canada, is significant.
Thirdly, you raise the prospect of BitGold becoming an acquisition target. No doubt there will be a number of companies out there already looking at this story and doing their calculations. Nevertheless, I hope BitGold (soon to be GoldMoney Group) remains strongly independent and true to their mision. There is more to BitGold than a payments system. The mission to empower people globally and offer a true gold currency requires focus, passion, and commitment.
Shareholders will be better rewarded by growing the company than by flipping it. Just ask Elon Musk what he thought about selling PayPal to eBay.