You cant win the game if you are on the sidelinesI belive it is the Billionaire Richard Branson that I am quoting "The difference between millionaires and billionairs is that billionaires make faster decisions"  To often I see wannabe investors get left in the dust while real investors take great deals from them by taking action.

So do most large companies and most billionaires made it with the help of others money.

When you look at guys like T Boone Pickens who didn't make his first billion until he was in his 80's and still works a 40=60 hour work week, or Warren Buffet who really didn't become a billionaire until he was almost 70 and hasn't slowed down much, or even the "Colonal" who was 90 and working full time when he finally made his millions one can't help but think that at 70 there's still a lot of work to do.I'm just not one for sitting around doing nothing while there's still so much to do.

I would not trust it.Dwolla may have bad press only because of being first to market and it's initial use by the BItcoin underground.   

The more aggressive risk taking came out with 22% return.Often the bad neighborhood became better as no one except billionaires can afford homes in top schools and are willing to live across the road for service workers.

That said, the whole world (almost) of capital gains is eligible for deferral -- short or long term gain, sales of property, businesses, stock, bitcoin, art, etc. 

Believe me when I say there very few flippers earning $40,000 on flips after tallying every expense and then you have to factor your time and the hourly wages you earned.There are a thousand things you need to be prepared for before you can become the next billionaire real estate tycoon.

Yes, if you bet $500K in options, bit coins, or Las Vegas, then the sky is the limit.

Most would respond with "boo hoo," the poor billionaires, what will they do. 

And what with Bitcoin?